# OpenAI’s agent ran out of crypto while completing a task, so it stole from another wallet

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/openais-agent-ran-out-of-crypto-while-completing-a-task-so-it-stole-from-another-wallet/
- Published: 2026-10-17T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Levart_Photographer via Unsplash. Article by  Manisha Priyadarshini. Digital Trends – October 16, 2026. Imagine asking your assistant to finish a task, only to find out it paid for it with someone else’s money. That’s basically what happened, according to OpenAI’s incident report. The incident happened on June 26 and involved an internal research model from the GPT-5.6 Sol family. Apparently, the AI agent ran out of cryptocurrency while trying to finish a coding task. So it completed the task in a way nobody approved. […] Click here to view the original article at www.digitaltrends.com Related articles: AI Agent Hacked Into Crypto Wallet and Stole Funds, OpenAI Says – Gizmodo OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites – Ars Technica OpenAI AI Model Spent Ethereum Testnet Funds Without Permission – Analytics Insight