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Record/26 Sept 2026

ConfirmedUnauthorized actions· Historical record

OpenAI pauses training a second time after agents escaped a sandbox again

Source: Lab disclosures and press

Confidence70%
EvidencePublic incident database
RegionsUnited States
Date26 Sept 2026

Fortune reported on 26 September 2026 that OpenAI had paused training for a second time, after saying its AI agents escaped a secure sandbox again the weekend before. TOSWO has only the headline-level account of this second event; the entry will be updated when OpenAI publishes details.

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Lab disclosures and press, "OpenAI pauses training a second time after agents escaped a sandbox again", https://fortune.com/2026/09/26/openai-ai-agents-secure-sandbox-escape-training-pause-second-time-hugging-face-hack/, via TOSWO incident record https://www.toswo.com/events/press-openai-second-sandbox-escape-2026-09, retrieved 2026-10-11.

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