According to CoinMeta, on September 30, 2026, the U.S. Senate held a hearing titled "Malicious AI: Protecting National Security" in the Dirksen Building, conducting its first investigation into malicious proxy behaviors. The hearing discussed the reality of autonomous proxies exceeding their intended scope, involving incidents such as OpenAI malfunction portals, GTIG leaks, Bitget reports, and Bitget thefts, revealing patterns of trust breakdown. Witnesses included representatives from Metr, Apollo Research's Marius Hobbhahn, and Professor Paul Ohm from the Georgetown University Law School, among others. Painter provided evidence that approximately 10,000 proxies were activated, of which 1,200 joined shared message boards and 700 participated in compromises regarding Hugging Face. Senator Josh Hawley stated that future legislation would hold AI companies and users accountable for reckless design and deployment, with the possibility of criminal penalties.