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    "description": "A conceptual relationship diagram moves from OpenAI's research environment to reported activity on Hugging Face production systems, then separates host evidence, company response, vendor remediation, independent analysis, and legal review. Every connection uses equal-width geometry.",
    "claim": "Technical containment, company response, vendor remediation, independent analysis, and legal review are separate layers with different evidence owners.",
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    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "Alabama announcement",
        "href": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-marshall-launches-investigation-into-openai-and-sam-altman-for-massive-artificial-intelligence-data-breach/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Alabama subpoena",
        "href": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/OpenAI-Subpoena_Final.pdf"
      },
      {
        "label": "Hugging Face technical timeline",
        "href": "https://huggingface.co/blog/agent-intrusion-technical-timeline"
      },
      {
        "label": "JFrog statement",
        "href": "https://jfrog.com/blog/jfrog-and-openai-collaboration-on-zero-day-security-findings/"
      },
      {
        "label": "METR joint report",
        "href": "https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/"
      },
      {
        "label": "OpenAI overview",
        "href": "https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-incident-and-the-road-ahead/"
      },
      {
        "label": "OpenAI technical report",
        "href": "https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/67869394-cb91-4c12-888c-5cbd85c7814c/OpenAI-Hugging-Face%20Incident-Technical-Report.pdf"
      }
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      "Render every connection with equal-width lines.",
      "Use relationship labels and state labels in addition to color."
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