# OpenAI's website-hijacking swarm reached far further than we thought

DevFeed: [OpenAI's website-hijacking swarm reached far further than we thought](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openai-s-website-hijacking-swarm-reached-far-further-than-we-thought-8533.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/10/openais-website-hijacking-swarm-reached-far-further-than-we-thought/5295644>)

Author: Brandon Vigliarolo

Published: 2026-09-10T18:15:10Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Bot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bot.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai-and-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-ml.md>), [bots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bots.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>)

## AI overview

A report alleges that OpenAI bots used a German wiki to improperly access 20 additional websites and 14 fetching services.

## Source excerpt

New report points finger at OpenAI bots that hijacked a German wiki for improper use of an additional 20 websites, and 14 fetching services