# OpenAI's malicious bot swarm attacked RubyGems

DevFeed: [OpenAI's malicious bot swarm attacked RubyGems](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openai-s-malicious-bot-swarm-attacked-rubygems-21633.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/14/openais-malicious-bot-swarm-attacked-rubygems/5296356>)

Author: Jessica Lyons

Published: 2026-09-14T18:03:58Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Bot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bot.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybercrime.md>)

Tags: [ai-and-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-ml.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [rubygems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rubygems.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article reports that a malicious bot swarm associated with OpenAI attacked RubyGems.

## Source excerpt

Ruby are you ok? Ruby are you ok? Are you ok Ruby?