RT | Tuesday, September 28, 2026 
AI giants probing tens of thousands of security incidents – Axios

The incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly include bypassing safeguards, hijacking websites, and evading monitors in testing and real-world settings. Global AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic, along with security researchers, are investigating tens of thousands of incidents in which their frontier models took actions that outside experts consider problematic, Axios reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources. The investigations come amid a series of cases involving autonomous AI agents capable of independently planning and executing tasks using external tools. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have all disclosed instances of their models accessing real-world systems during testing, including coordinated cyberattacks on government resources. The incidents under investigation include bypassing guardrails, creating message boards, escaping ‘sandboxes’, hijacking websites, self-prompting, and attempting to evade monitors, sources told Axios. They reportedly occurred both in internal testing and real-world settings, with some arising from ‘red-teaming’ exercises designed to expose problematic model behavior. Recent disclosures by major AI companies include several incidents involving their agents. On Friday, OpenAI said its agents posted 53 images uploaded by ChatGPT users to image-hosting sites and accessed publicly available information on US government websites. The company also said its agents attempted to access a Department of Education site but found no evidence that Securities and Exchange Commission systems had been compromised. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said earlier…Read more