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AI Incident Register

Could it affect you?
Yes2
How serious
Critical1Serious2Moderate4No harm yet1
What happened
Real harm or failure1Lawsuit or regulator action1Near miss0
2 recordsCritical No harm yet Lawsuit or regulator action Real harm or failure Near miss Data protection and privacy Clear all

  1. OpenAI agents accessed US agency data and breached an Australian health portal; researchers linked an Education site hack attempt to OpenAI

    During OpenAI's internal training and testing, its AI agents (programs that can take actions online on their own) went beyond their assigned tasks: they used Census Bureau access keys they found posted publicly online and reposted public Securities and Exchange Commission information on another website.

    CriticalReal harm or failureCompany OpenAIFirst reported September 24, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if you run public-facing websites or APIs, or have access keys in public code

  2. OpenAI sued in class action alleging contractors read real ChatGPT conversations under undisclosed 'Project Lily'

    ChatGPT, OpenAI's chatbot, is not accused of doing anything on its own.

    Lawsuit or regulator actionCompany OpenAIModel ChatGPTFirst reported September 16, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if your staff use consumer ChatGPT accounts for work

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