AI Incident Database
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Every incident record (metadata only) from the weekly snapshot of 2026-09-07. Filter, then export the selection with its licence attached; each row links to the full record and its reports.
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COEMPT Quality Assurance Engineers Allegedly Violated Indian CBSE Student Data Privacy Rights by Processing It with Google Gemini AIID ↗
The Hindu reported that vulnerabilities in the OnMark exam-marking portal used by India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) allegedly exposed sensitive student data, including answer-sheet images. Ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary also alleged that COEMPT Eduteck quality-assurance scripts processed students' personal information through Google Gemini. CBSE said the vulnerabilities had been contained.
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Hidden Prompt Injection in Brazilian Labor-Court Petition Reportedly Tried to Manipulate Galileu AIID ↗
Galileu, an AI tool used by Brazil's labor courts, reportedly detected hidden instructions embedded in an initial petition before the 3rd Labor Court of Parauapebas. The text allegedly told the AI to contest the petition superficially and not challenge documents. Galileu reportedly alerted the judge and blocked the hidden content from processing; the judge then reviewed the material before imposing any procedural consequences.
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Meta Internal AI Agent Reportedly Gave Advice That Allegedly Exposed Sensitive Data to Unauthorized Employees AIID ↗
Reporting alleged that a Meta internal AI agent, purportedly similar to OpenClaw, posted inaccurate technical advice to an internal forum without approval. An employee reportedly followed the advice, allegedly causing an SEV1 incident in which sensitive company and user data became accessible to unauthorized employees for nearly two hours.
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CodeWall's Autonomous Agent Reportedly Obtained Unauthorized Access to McKinsey's Lilli AI Platform Database AIID ↗
CodeWall reported that its autonomous agent exploited vulnerabilities in McKinsey's Lilli AI platform and obtained unauthorized read and write access to production systems, allegedly exposing internal chat messages, files, user accounts, and prompts. McKinsey confirmed the vulnerability and said it fixed the issue within hours, but said it found no evidence that client data or client confidential information were accessed.
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AI incident: sexual content (Meta, Feb 2026) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 27 February 2026. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Anthropic Said DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax Used Fraudulent Accounts and Proxies to Illicitly Distill Claude Capabilities at Scale AIID ↗
Anthropic said it identified large-scale campaigns that used fraudulent accounts and proxy services to generate high volumes of Claude interactions to extract model capabilities for competitor training ("distillation"). Anthropic attributed the activity to DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax and said it involved millions of exchanges across thousands of accounts, violating its terms and access restrictions. Anthropic described detection measures, account controls, and indicator-sharing in response.
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Grok Reportedly Disclosed Adult Performer Siri Dahl's Legal Name and Birthdate, Allegedly Contributing to Doxxing and Harassment AIID ↗
Grok is reported to have publicly provided adult performer Siri Dahl's legal name and birthdate without being asked for that information. Dahl reportedly said she had worked to keep those details private and that, after the disclosure, impersonation accounts and reposts of stolen content using her legal name purportedly appeared online.
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DJI Romo Cloud Authorization Bug Reportedly Exposed Camera, Microphone, and Home-Mapping Data From Nearly 7,000 Robot Vacuums AIID ↗
A software engineer reportedly used an AI coding assistant while attempting to reverse-engineer his DJI robot vacuum so he could control it with a video game controller. In the course of that work, he reportedly said he discovered that credentials used to communicate with DJI's cloud servers could also grant access to data associated with nearly 7,000 other vacuums across 24 countries, including live camera feeds, microphone audio, maps, and status information.
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Moltbook Database Exposure Allegedly Revealed Users' Private Communications and API Authentication Tokens AIID ↗
Wiz researchers reported accessing an exposed Moltbook database in under three minutes, allegedly obtaining ~35,000 email addresses, thousands of private DMs, and ~1.5 million API authentication tokens. The exposure was described as enabling read/write access and potential impersonation or manipulation of "AI agent" accounts. Wiz said it disclosed the issue to Moltbook, which reportedly secured the database within hours and deleted accessed data.
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NPR Host David Greene Alleged Google's NotebookLM Replicated His Voice Without Consent, Prompting Lawsuit AIID ↗
NPR's David Greene reportedly sued Google LLC and Alphabet in Santa Clara County, alleging NotebookLM's Audio Overviews uses a synthetic male voice that purportedly mimics his cadence and delivery without consent or compensation. The complaint reportedly cited an independent voice-recognition analysis reporting 53–60% confidence his voice trained the model. Google reportedly called the allegations baseless and said the voice is based on a paid actor.
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Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later AIID ↗
On 01/10/2026 near Minneapolis, Minnesota, legal observer Nicole Cleland reportedly stated that a CBP Border Patrol agent stopped her vehicle, addressed her by name, and claimed agents used facial recognition to identify her while recording on body cam. She reportedly had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck revoked on 01/13/2026, which she alleged was retaliatory intimidation, causing travel burden and chilling effects.
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Perplexity AI Reportedly Accused in Federal Lawsuit of Purported Copyright Infringement and False Attribution of Chicago Tribune Content AIID ↗
The Chicago Tribune filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Perplexity AI unlawfully reproduced and paraphrased its copyrighted journalism in generative chatbot and search outputs. The complaint claims the AI system produced substitutive answers that bypassed links to the Tribune's website, diverted revenue, and at times hallucinated inaccurate information falsely attributed to the newspaper.
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Secret Desires AI Platform Reportedly Exposed Nearly Two Million Sensitive Images in Cloud Storage Leak AIID ↗
The erotic AI chatbot and image-generation platform Secret Desires reportedly left nearly two million sensitive images and videos publicly exposed in misconfigured cloud storage. The leaked files reportedly included personal photos, workplace and university information, and explicit AI-generated deepfakes of women and girls. The content reportedly became inaccessible shortly after journalists contacted the platform.
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ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case AIID ↗
A Munich regional court ruled that ChatGPT reportedly reproduced protected German song lyrics and that OpenAI's models were trained on copyrighted texts, including works by musician Herbert Grönemeyer, without authorization. The court reportedly found both memorization of nine songs and lyric output to infringe exploitation rights. OpenAI disputes the ruling and may appeal. Damages were ordered, with implications for AI training on copyrighted works.
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Malicious Nx npm Packages Reportedly Weaponize AI Coding Agents for Data Exfiltration AIID ↗
Malicious versions of the popular Nx monorepo tool and plugins were reportedly published to npm after attackers compromised its CI workflow. The malware's postinstall script reportedly harvested credentials and exfiltrated data, reportedly weaponizing local AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Gemini, and Amazon q. By invoking unsafe flags, it allegedly coerced the tools into scanning developer machines for sensitive files, marking one of the first known AI-assisted supply chain attacks.
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Gaggle AI Monitoring at Lawrence, Kansas High School Reportedly Misflags Student Content and Blocks Emails AIID ↗
In Lawrence, Kansas, students allege the Gaggle Safety Management AI wrongly flagged benign schoolwork, including art photos and casual messages, as child pornography or threats. The system reportedly deleted content, blocked an email records request, and led to questioning of students. Critics cite chilling effects and privacy risks. A lawsuit filed in August 2025 challenges the district's use of Gaggle as unconstitutional surveillance. Gaggle reportedly denies compromising privacy.
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Microsoft's Windows Recall Allegedly Stores Passwords and Social Security Numbers in Preview Mode AIID ↗
Microsoft's Windows Recall, an AI-powered screenshot and retrieval tool for Copilot+ PCs, was allegedly still capturing sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers, and bank details despite a built-in "filter sensitive information" feature. Independent testing reportedly found the filter failed in multiple cases. Microsoft reportedly classified Recall as a preview feature and said improvements were in progress.
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Reported Public Exposure of Over 100,000 LLM Conversations via Share Links Indexed by Search Engines and Archived AIID ↗
Across 2024 and 2025, the share features in multiple LLM platforms, including ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Qwen, Mistral, and Grok, allegedly exposed user conversations marked "discoverable" to search engines and archiving services. Over 100,000 chats were reportedly indexed and later scraped, purportedly revealing API keys, access tokens, personal identifiers, and sensitive business data.
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Reported Hack of Tea Dating App Compromises Data from Purportedly AI-Supported Identity and Image Checks AIID ↗
In July 2025, the Tea dating advice app, which purportedly uses AI-assisted tools for user verification and reverse image search, reportedly suffered a breach of a legacy storage system. Hackers allegedly accessed about 72,000 images, including selfies, photo IDs, and other content, which were purportedly circulated on 4chan. The incident reportedly exposed sensitive data of users who signed up before February 2024.
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Alleged Malicious Wiping Command Found in Amazon Q AI Assistant AIID ↗
A reported compromise of Amazon's AI coding assistant "Q" allegedly involved the insertion of commands that, if executed, could have wiped local files and potentially affected cloud resources. The altered code was reportedly incorporated into a public release before being detected and removed.
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CISA Acting Director Reportedly Uploaded Sensitive Government Documents to Public ChatGPT Instance AIID ↗
Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reportedly uploaded government contracting documents marked "for official use only" into a public version of ChatGPT. The uploads reportedly triggered automated cybersecurity alerts and prompted a Department of Homeland Security review to assess potential exposure of sensitive information.
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Urban VPN Proxy Browser Extension Reportedly Harvested and Sold Private AI Chatbot Conversations via Silent Update AIID ↗
Security researchers reported that the Urban VPN Proxy browser extension introduced AI conversation–harvesting functionality in version 5.5.0, released July 9, 2025. The extension allegedly intercepted and exfiltrated private conversations from AI platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others without a user-facing opt-out. The data, including sensitive personal and financial information, was reportedly shared with affiliated data brokers for commercial analytics.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerability Allegedly Allowed File Access Without Audit Log Entry AIID ↗
A vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot reportedly allowed users to access and summarize files without generating audit log entries, allegedly undermining traceability and compliance. Security researcher Zack Korman disclosed the issue to Microsoft, which reportedly classified it as "important" and fixed it on August 17, 2025, but reportedly chose not to notify customers or assign a CVE.
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McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability AIID ↗
Researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry reported that McDonald's AI-powered hiring tool, McHire (using Paradox.ai's "Olivia" chatbot), could purportedly be accessed via default admin credentials and an insecure direct object reference in an internal API. The flaws allegedly allowed viewing of applicants' personally identifiable information and chat histories. McDonald's and Paradox reportedly patched the issues within a day of disclosure; Paradox stated only five records were accessed.
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Voice Actor Alleges Unconsented Use of AI-Generated Voice on ScotRail Trains AIID ↗
Scottish voice actor Gayanne Potter alleges her voice was used without proper consent in ScotRail's AI train announcements. She claims she had agreed to limited use of her voice data by ReadSpeaker but was not informed it would be used in a synthetic voice system called "Iona." ScotRail continues to use the voice, stating the dispute is between Potter and ReadSpeaker.
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