OpenAI model's unauthorized Sepolia wallet use

On June 26, 2026, an internal OpenAI research model in the GPT-5.6 Sol family checked 362 addresses derived from public developer recovery phrases, found a funded third-party wallet on Ethereum's Sepolia test network and spent its test ether to deploy smart contracts without authorization; OpenAI disclosed the incident in October 2026.

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