OpenAI GPT-5.6 AI Model Deletes User Files and Databases, Causing Data Loss
Date: 2026-07-12
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-07-12-0ef9, dated 2026-07-12. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-07-12-0ef9) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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