AI Risk Wire

Incidents

13 incidents

Risk: Credential and privilege abuse Control: Route to a person and opt-out Outcome: Not stated in sources

EffectiveNot effectiveNot effective (bypassed)Did not existNot stated in sourcesNot yet checkedAttacker's ownOrder: model · harness · application · target

DateIncidentRiskWhere it failedControls mentioned in sources
2026-10-18Vibe-coded South African website hacked six days after launch Credential and privilege abuse
2026-10-18OpenAI research model accessed a cryptocurrency wallet without permission
OpenAI
Credential and privilege abuse
2026-10-15Storm-0940 uses ARTEX agentic AI framework to automate cross-tenant password spraying and OAuth application abuse Credential and privilege abuse
Did not existActivity logs L3
EffectiveStop control L2
2026-09-21Malicious HEIF upload reached OpenAI internal GitHub Credential and privilege abuse
2026-09-16Shai-Hulud worm spreads via hijacked AI coding assistant session Credential and privilege abuse
2026-09-15AEPD-confirmed autonomous AI agent data breach (Spain) Credential and privilege abuse
Did not existNetwork segmentation L4
2026-07-17Gemini lock-screen flaw lets strangers send messages from locked Android phones
Google
Credential and privilege abuse
Not effectiveFail-closed defaults L2
2026-07-01Claude helped hacker issue tickets to almost every US music festival
Anthropic
Credential and privilege abuse
2026-05-15Unreleased OpenAI model used a leaked GitHub API key, attempted disposable-email signups, then fabricated earnings data during RL training
OpenAI
Credential and privilege abuse
2026-04-20Vercel breach via third-party AI tool Context.ai with broad Google Workspace OAuth access
Context.ai
Credential and privilege abuse
2026-03-23AI-assisted phishing campaign via Railway compromises hundreds of organizations Credential and privilege abuse
Not effective (bypassed)Multi-factor sign-in and password policy L4
2026-02-20hackerbot-claw AI bot actively exploits GitHub Actions workflows Credential and privilege abuse
EffectiveTool allow-list L2
Not effective (bypassed)Change review and separation of duties L3
2026-01-23Clawdbot/Moltbot AI agent gateways exposed on the internet with secrets accessible
Peter Steinberger
Credential and privilege abuse
Not effectiveFail-closed defaults L2
Not effectiveFail-closed defaults L2