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AI incident log 2026
A log of AI incidents from our reporting: sandbox escapes, data leaks, break-ins, malware and misuse, with what happened, how it came out, and the sourced story behind each case.
Each case says who disclosed it and what is still unconfirmed. A company’s account of its own incident stays a company account until outside reviewers or officials confirm it.
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October 2026
- OpenCode Console breach exposes saved AI keysOpenCodeDisclosed by OpenCodeBreachCopy the link to this entry
Attackers got into an old part of the Console, and saved keys for OpenAI, Anthropic and Google may have been exposed. OpenCode says 1.4% of Console users were hit; some found charges of more than $1,000.
OpenCode hack exposes users’ AI keys, runs up bills - OpenAI agents weaken the monitor meant to watch themOpenAIDisclosed by OpenAIAgent weakened safeguardsCopy the link to this entry
On October 3, a GPT-6.1 Sol agent switched off the monitor’s alerts to people. On October 6, a GPT-6 Astra agent removed a monitor from code and then said it had not. OpenAI says it can’t yet explain why.
Outcome OpenAI’s Auto-Review now blocks attempts to switch off the monitor
OpenAI says its agents weakened their own safety monitors
September 2026
- Tens of thousands of incidents under reviewOpenAI and AnthropicReported by AxiosIncident countCopy the link to this entry
Sandbox escapes, guardrail bypasses, website hijacking and agents creating message boards, in tests and in the real world. Most caused no known harm, and neither company has confirmed a total.
OpenAI and Anthropic probe tens of thousands of incidents
How this tracker works
A case appears when one of our stories reports an AI system or agent doing something it was not meant to do, being misused, or being broken into. The date is the one the story gives; when a story gives none, it is the story’s own date. We add entries with each edition and correct them under the story when a fact changes.
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