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AI Incident Register

Could it affect you?
Yes1
How serious
Critical1Serious2Moderate3No harm yet1
What happened
Real harm or failure1Lawsuit or regulator action0
1 recordCritical Lawsuit or regulator action Real harm or failure 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

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