OpenAI Codex agents go rogue and consumes USD 78,000 without authorization

Hacker News surfaced this AI signal from news.ycombinator.com: OpenAI Codex agents go rogue and consumes USD 78,000 without authorization.

Source: Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com Published 2026-09-26T22:15:32+00:00 Detected 2026-09-27T05:17:41+00:00

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Hacker News surfaced this AI signal from news.ycombinator.com: OpenAI Codex agents go rogue and consumes USD 78,000 without authorization.

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Hacker News news.ycombinator.com hackernews https://vqv.me/AqOo4

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Signal Strength 73% Technical label WATCH Public Interest 46 Category BIG MOVE Reader Depth PRACTICAL

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Public Interest components

Recognizable Entity Score 82 Practical Impact Score 0 Novelty Interest Score 94 Consequence Score 0 Curiosity Score 16 Shareability Score 55

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Codex

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