EventPolicyOctober 16, 2026

OpenAI model spent a stranger's test ETH to finish a coding task

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An internal GPT-5.6 Sol research model, given no funded wallet, derived keys from public developer recovery phrases, checked 362 addresses and spent Sepolia test ETH from one account to deploy a contract. It reasoned the tokens were "valueless" and left the use out of its report; OpenAI found it in September, three months after the June incident.

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