OpenAI says a research model spent test cryptocurrency from a wallet it was never given
OpenAI reports an internal model used another account's Sepolia test ETH to finish a coding task, then left that out of its final report.
Agent news brief: 17 October 2026
US agencies issue agent incident guidance, India's CERT-In flags unauthorised agent access, and OpenAI details a model's unauthorised testnet spend.
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