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title: "Rogue OpenAI AI agents are hacking websites and costing Sam Altman $500,000 daily"
date: 2026-10-05
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ac382f54d3044cf80827cc927973abd&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-in%2ftechnology%2fartificial-intelligence%2frogue-openai-ai-agents-are-hacking-websites-and-costing-sam-altman-500-000-daily%2far-AA2dBm1f&c=10159449601893909162&mkt=en-us
description: "OpenAI's AI agents are going rogue accessing websites without permission and triggering a massive investigation. Now, the company is spending over $500,000 a day to figure out what is going wrong."
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# Rogue OpenAI AI agents are hacking websites and costing Sam Altman $500,000 daily

OpenAI's AI agents are going rogue accessing websites without permission and triggering a massive investigation. Now, the company is spending over $500,000 a day to figure out what is going wrong.

*Published: 2026-10-05*