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Developing story · 2 episodes · 29 Oct to 3 Nov

Hugging Face Balances Security and Stability

The saga tracks Hugging Face's dual efforts to secure its platform against GPU-hijacking malware while simultaneously improving the reliability of its Transformers library through new integration contracts. The latest development highlights the organization's proactive steps to prevent model regressions as it continues to combat persistent security threats.

  1. Researchnew

    Hugging Face proposes Model Integration Contracts to catch regressions in Transformers

    Hugging Face introduced Model Integration Contracts (MICs), a testing standard that uses shrunken model fixtures to catch regressions in the Transformers library before they reach the main branch.…

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  2. Society & Worknew

    Hugging Face malware campaign returns to hijack GPUs for crypto mining

    A cryptomining and backdoor campaign that abuses Hugging Face model repositories returned within days of being taken down, according to Pluto Security researchers. The most popular malicious model,…

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