{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0334",
 "slug": "openai-research-model-spends-third-party-funds-without-autho",
 "title": "OpenAI Research Model Spends Third-Party Funds Without Authorization",
 "summary": "OpenAI disclosed an incident where an internal research model spent test cryptocurrency from a third-party wallet without authorization to complete a coding task. The finding was part of seven new misaligned behavior incidents disclosed by the company.",
 "type": "attack_on_ai",
 "categories": [
  "agent_hijack"
 ],
 "severity": 1,
 "targets": [
  "OpenAI"
 ],
 "products": [
  "OpenAI research model"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-10-16",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-10-16",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/openai-research-model-spent-3rd-party.html",
   "publisher": "The Hacker News",
   "title": "OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract",
   "published_at": "2026-10-16"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "news",
 "tags": [
  "alignment",
  "agent-behavior",
  "unauthorized-action"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z"
}