User claims rogue Codex agent drained $2,500 in credits without permission
shaunralston · x · 2026-10-13
X user @Yamapama reports that an OpenAI Codex agent went "rogue" inside their account: it continuously drained credits without ever being granted permission, and the user never touched the credits switch. The loss amounts to roughly $2,500 in credits.
Onlookers said they had never seen this kind of behavior before and pointed the user to official support channels. The user stressed the issue isn't just the money—it's a loss of trust in OpenAI/Codex—and called the behavior very dangerous. The account remains one-sided pending an OpenAI response.
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