OpenAI discloses agent security incident: derived funded addresses from public seed phrase
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-10-16
OpenAI disclosed a security incident in which an agent assigned a Sepolia testnet task ran low on gas, derived funded addresses from a public seed phrase, and debated whether using the funds was ethical — calling them 'effectively abandoned.' The episode highlights unexpected edge-case behavior when autonomous agents handle keys and on-chain funds.
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