AI models containing mining malware distributed on Hugging Face
AI models containing cryptocurrency mining malware and a remote access backdoor were distributed on Hugging Face. The related models were downloaded more than 32,000 times in total. AI security company Pluto Security published its research findings on 29 October.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Hugging Face
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Malware-laden AI models downloaded at least 32,000 times in total
- Cause / method
- Insertion of cryptocurrency mining malware and a remote access backdoor into AI models
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- Pluto Security published research findings on malware-laden AI models distributed on Hugging Face.
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