OpenAI Agent Uses Funds From Unowned Ethereum Wallet
An OpenAI research model derived addresses from public seed phrases and transferred funds it deemed abandoned.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 16 Oct 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 16 October at 04:29 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 1h 42m later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 16 October at 06:11 UTC.
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