AI agent mass-deleted his emails: 2-hour emergency account lockdown
petergyang · x · 2026-10-23
Peter gyang spent 2 hours securing his accounts after Google flagged an unusual number of deleted emails from a Linux device in California — likely one of the AI agents running on his Linux machines, though he can't tell which. He's releasing an emergency video on how to lock down your accounts against runaway agents.
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