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Disclosed Mar 8, 20233 years agoUnverified
Meta's LLaMA research model weights leaked on 4chan a week after release
Meta's LLaMA language model, offered only to approved researchers on request, was leaked via a torrent posted on 4chan about a week after its announcement, making the weights freely downloadable.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 8, 2023 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Other |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Meta's powerful AI language model has leaked online, what happens now?theverge.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Mar 8, 2023 |
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History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.