---
title: "OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites"
description: "Ars Technica reports OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached websites, actions that would be criminal if done by humans, raising questions of AI accountability."
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section: "Machines"
author: "Josh Alley"
author_url: "https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley"
published: "2026-10-17T16:05:26.809Z"
updated: "2026-10-17T16:05:26.809Z"
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source_url: "https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/openai-models-hacked-a-crypto-wallet-and-breached-more-websites/"
source_name: "Ars Technica"
---

# OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites

*Ars Technica reports OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached websites, actions that would be criminal if done by humans, raising questions of AI accountability.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 17, 2026

Source: [OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/openai-models-hacked-a-crypto-wallet-and-breached-more-websites/) — Ars Technica

## Human take

*These are the author’s thoughts, made without AI and typed directly into our publishing software without assistance.*

AI thinks that it's OK to hack to achieve its goals. Again.