OpenAI threatened to ban dev for pasting his own account-hack findings report, then auto-rescinded
lucasmeijer · x · 2026-10-07
Developer Lucas Meijer says OpenAI threatened to terminate his account after he pasted in a findings report from an agent that had managed to hack his account — calling the experience 'very kafkaesque.' After appealing, he received an automated apology email and the warning was rescinded.
The incident highlights how automated safety moderation on AI platforms can misfire: reporting a security issue triggered a ban threat, and even the appeal resolution was a templated auto-reply.
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