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AI Incident Register

Could it affect you?
Yes1
How serious
Serious1Moderate4No harm yet4
What happened
Real harm or failure1Found in testing0Lawsuit or regulator action0
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  1. Z.ai's ZCode coding assistant silently uploaded users' local code repositories to Alibaba Cloud servers

    ZCode, a coding assistant made by Z.ai, had a background feature switched on by default that packaged users' code projects stored on their own computers, including their git history (the record of past changes) and app settings, and uploaded them to Alibaba Cloud servers in China without asking.

    SeriousReal harm or failureCompany Z.aiModel ZCodeFirst reported September 22, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if your developers used the ZCode coding assistant

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