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AI Incident Register

  1. Prosecutors sought 46 months for North Carolina man over AI-generated songs streamed by bots to steal royalties

    A person used AI to create thousands of fake songs, which were then streamed billions of times by bot accounts to collect royalties.

    Lawsuit or regulator actionFirst reported September 30, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if you run a streaming service or distributor, or earn streaming royalties

  2. Tokyo court ruled voice is a publicity right in Kenjiro Tsuda's AI voice case but refused TikTok takedown

    An anonymous poster allegedly used an AI voice tool to narrate 188 TikTok videos in a voice similar to that of voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda.

    Lawsuit or regulator actionFirst reported September 30, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if you publish or earn money from AI-narrated content

  3. Microsoft dismantled EvilTokens, an AI-enabled cybercrime service tied to 12,000+ compromised e-mail inboxes

    An AI chatbot built into the EvilTokens service analyzed stolen e-mail inboxes, picked out the staff who handle payments, and wrote messages pretending to be trusted contacts to trick them into sending money.

    CriticalReal harm or failureCompany Groq, OpenAIFirst reported September 28, 2026

    Could it affect you? Yes if you use Microsoft 365 e-mail

  4. 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

  5. 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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