Hugging Face integrates VirusTotal for AI security scanning
AI Impact Summary
Hugging Face has partnered with VirusTotal to continuously scan all 2.2 million+ model and dataset repositories on the Hugging Face Hub for malicious files. This collaboration provides transparency and safety for the community by leveraging VirusTotal's threat intelligence database, reducing the risk of compromised assets being uploaded or downloaded. This integration is crucial as AI models are complex and can contain hidden risks, and adds a vital layer of security to the Hub.
Affected Systems
Business Impact
The Hugging Face Hub is now protected against malicious files, reducing the risk of compromised assets and improving the security of the AI community.
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high