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AI Incident Radar
A free, continuously-updated feed of real AI failures — curated case studies plus a live feed pulled from the news every 30 minutes. No login required.
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2026-10-07
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2026-10-06
Mark Cuban says Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads as Meta docs reveal $16 billion in fraud-linked revenue - Yahoo Finance
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2026-10-04
Healthcare Privacy Leaders Look to AI to Improve Monitoring and Data Breach Investigations - MedCity News
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2026-10-01
Over three-quarters of Czechs concerned about AI-generated fraud: Report - aa.com.tr
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2026-10-01
Over three-quarters of Czechs concerned about AI-generated fraud: Report - Anadolu Ajansı
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2026-10-01
Is your bank covered for deepfake fraud? - thebanker.com
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2026-09-30
AI Deepfake Fraud Raises Liability Stakes for Banks and Business - Bloomberg Law News
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2026-09-30
The deepfake problem: Why passing a fraud check is no longer proof a person is real - cio.com
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2026-09-29
US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark win in AI training lawsuit - The Mighty 790 KFGO
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2026-09-29
US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark win in AI training lawsuit - WTVB
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2026-09-29
Voice deepfake heist: €95 million stolen from Italian bank - Escudo Digital
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2026-09-26
Intesa Sanpaolo Loses €95 Million to an A.I. Deepfake Scam - trendingtopics.eu
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2026-09-25
SSA Working With Federal Partners to Combat Deepfake, Other AI-Driven Fraud - ExecutiveGov
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2026-09-25
Shawn Tuma to Return to SecureWorld Dallas for AI Data Breach Keynote - Spencer Fane
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2026-09-24
Deepfake Detection Market Expands as Synthetic-Media Fraud - GlobeNewswire
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2026-09-24
AI data breach exposes gaps in Australia's government cyber defences - hcamag.com
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Coding agent deleted a production database
Unauthorized tool use
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Over-reliance on driver-assist automation
Automation over-reliance
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Zillow Offers iBuying model drift
Concept drift
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Dutch benefits-fraud algorithm discriminated
Bias + over-reliance
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COMPAS recidivism scores racially biased
Disparate impact
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Knight Capital runaway trading algorithm
Runaway autonomous action
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$25M lost to a deepfake video-call CEO
Deepfake social engineering
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Indirect prompt-injection data exfiltration
Prompt injection
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AI hiring tool auto-rejected older applicants
Age discrimination
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Model data poisoning (PoisonGPT)
Data / model poisoning
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Algorithm auto-denied insurance claims at scale
Automation harm / over-reliance
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Clearview AI unlawful biometric scraping
Unlawful processing
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Ad-delivery algorithm enabled housing discrimination
Discriminatory targeting
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UK A-level grading algorithm downgraded students
Bias
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Apple Card credit-limit gender-bias claims
Disparate impact
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Amazon recruiting tool biased against women
Training-data bias
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2026-10-07
Australian Gov't Weighs Mandatory AI Incident Reporting - Dark Reading
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2026-10-07
AI voice scam traps mom in 5-hour kidnapping nightmare - Fox News
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2026-10-07
The Hidden Costs of AI Preemption - The Regulatory Review
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2026-10-06
New Tool to Help Ed-Tech Vendors Navigate AI Privacy - GovTech
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2026-10-06
After starting his campaign with a fake call, Colom shares AI-generated video of Hyde-Smith - Magnolia Tribune
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2026-10-06
California Enacts Over Two Dozen Key Privacy and AI Bills into Law in 2026 Legislative Session - Wilson Sonsini
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2026-10-06
UCLA’s digital humanities major must counter AI bias, shape technology responsibly - Daily Bruin
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2026-10-06
UCLA’s digital humanities major must counter AI bias, shape technology responsibly - Daily Bruin
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2026-10-06
Apple’s AI privacy trick could be the compromise the EU needs - Computerworld
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2026-10-06
China’s AI Governance Push and the Race to Shape Global AI Rules - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
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2026-10-06
S.C. Attorney General demands answers from Flock on AI, privacy - WRDW
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2026-10-06
AI adoption could reinforce gender imbalance in manufacturing, report warns - The Manufacturer
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2026-10-05
US, China plan AI incident channel as fierce competition tests room for cooperation - voanews.com
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2026-10-05
Alan Wilson demands answers from Flock on AI, privacy and who can access data - FOX Carolina News
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2026-10-05
Alan Wilson demands answers from Flock on AI, privacy and who can access data - FOX Carolina News
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2026-10-05
United States and China Agree to AI Incident Channel - IR Insider
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2026-10-05
AI voice-cloning scam targets Orlando woman with fake jailhouse emergency - WKMG
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2026-10-05
AI voice-cloning scam targets Orlando woman with fake jailhouse emergency - WKMG
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2026-10-03
An AI-generated influencer entered Alabama 'RushTok' — Some fans didn't care that she was fake - Fox News
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2026-10-03
Should Schools Ban AI in the Classroom? - The Regulatory Review
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2026-10-02
Meta's Muse AI agent performs tasks, but privacy concerns remain | Action on AI - 6abc Philadelphia
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2026-10-02
Can regulation stop the scourge of AI-generated fake campaign material? - The World from PRX
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2026-10-02
AI Tools Raise Privacy Questions at Natrona County Schools - govtech.com
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2026-10-02
Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents - 9to5Mac
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2026-10-02
MAP-AI Open Letter: Centering human rights in AI governance - Association for Progressive Communications
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2026-10-02
2026 Right Livelihood laureates challenge autocracy, patriarchy, and AI bias - World Council of Churches
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2026-10-02
MSPs can turn shadow AI governance into a recurring service - channele2e.com
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2026-10-01
Senators Press for Liability and Transparency After ‘Rogue AI’ Incident - Broadband Breakfast
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2026-10-01
Cooke campaign sends cease-and-desist to Congressman Van Orden over AI deepfakes - WPR
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2026-10-01
Data privacy concerns could hold patients back from using AI - Healthcare Dive
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2026-10-01
RadarFirst helps teams investigate AI bias, data exposure and unintended actions - Help Net Security
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2026-10-01
RadarFirst Launches AI Incident Management to Drive Decisive Action When AI Goes Wrong - Rutland Herald
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2026-10-01
Canadian Websites Take Down Articles Written by Suspected Fake, AI-Generated Persona - Homeland Security Today
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2026-10-01
Cyprus officials warn of AI bias and climate risks as central bank fines Banque SBA Cyprus - Cyprus Inform
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2026-10-01
Stop Trusting the Model: The AI Enforcement Layer Every Organization Needs - IDC | Trusted Tech Intelligence
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2026-09-30
Consumer Guide: Spotting Deepfake Scams in Real Estate - nar.realtor
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2026-09-30
Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win - Nieman Journalism Lab
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2026-09-30
Medical Records Firm Uses AI Tool to Expose Flaws that Threaten Patient Privacy - The New York Times
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2026-09-30
While calling voice a protected right, court dismisses voice actor’s AI case - The Japan Times
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2026-09-30
Can Republican-Run Florida Lead the Way in AI Regulation? - The Dispatch
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2026-09-30
2026 Laureates challenge autocracy, patriarchy and AI bias - Right Livelihood
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2026-09-30
EU states urged to ‘go beyond’ AI Act to protect people from abusive surveillance - EUobserver
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2026-09-29
AI-generated ‘pity scams’ use fake wounded veterans to sell goods online - Washington Times
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2026-09-29
How to Build a State Privacy Program in the Age of AI - GovTech
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2026-09-29
'Civilizational extinction risk': Khanna's Human Control Over AI Act - The Next Web
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2026-09-29
Ro Khanna introduces bill to ban self-improving AI - qz.com
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2026-09-29
FM Khanal urges action on racism, AI bias at UN meeting - The Himalayan Times
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2026-09-29
FM Khanal urges action on racism, AI bias at UN meeting - The Himalayan Times
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2026-09-29
US Headlines: US, China talk about AI incident alert system, XI arrives in US for talks, Supreme Court allows for use of Trump’s revamped voter system. - thepostathens.com
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2026-09-28
Khanna to introduce AI safety bill with ban on 'recursive' technology until safeguards exist - CNBC
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2026-09-28
How LLM watermarking can change AI agent behavior - TechTalks
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2026-09-28
Lex Wire Journal Features Attorney Jeff Howell’s Advanced AI Ethics Program - Gadsden Times
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2026-09-28
AI governance: How to govern employee AI and SaaS use (2026) - Flexera
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2026-09-28
Meta Muse is the worst AI agent for privacy – and I’ve tried them all - ZDNET
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2026-09-28
New AI, Data Privacy Compliance Laws Take Effect Oct. 1 - CBIA
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2026-09-27
AI’s Anti-Woman Problem - Washington Monthly
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2026-09-26
Australia’s Medicare AI incident exposes growing challenge of controlling autonomous agents - Digital Journal
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2026-09-26
China and the U.S. agree to AI incident channel and military crisis talks - WISH-TV
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2026-09-26
US, China agree to open AI incident reporting channel - Hürriyet Daily News
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2026-09-25
The Tests That Grade AI May Be Getting It Wrong - Stanford HAI
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2026-09-25
Employment AI Tools Raise New Bias, Privacy, and Compliance Challenges - Ogletree
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2026-09-25
Deployment of AI Recruitment Tools in the EU: Employer Obligations Under GDPR and EU AI Act - Ogletree
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2026-09-25
Deployment of AI Recruitment Tools in the EU: Employer Obligations Under GDPR and EU AI Act - Ogletree
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2026-09-25
Consumers Muse Over AI Privacy Concerns - WSJ
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2026-09-25
Washington still hasn't passed an AI safety law. New York City, where AI giants are expanding fastest, is writing its own - Fortune
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2026-09-24
LinkedIn introduces new tools to combat AI-generated fake identities - SC Media
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2026-09-24
How Russia Is Attacking the Midterms with a Mother Jones Deepfake - Mother Jones
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2026-09-24
AI Incident Reporting Should Follow Authority, Not Model Labels - International Policy Digest
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2026-09-24
The EU AI Act: Key Dates for Compliance (UPDATED) - JDSupra
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2026-09-24
LLM Security Leaderboard Now Ranks Every Modality Where Agent Risk Lives: Text, Image, and Audio - Cisco Blogs
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2026-09-24
Senate hearing examines police ALPR use, privacy concerns and AI capabilities - Police1
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2026-09-24
Proposed bipartisan legislation cracks down on AI chatbots claiming to be licensed professionals - ABC27
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2026-09-24
Meta’s new smart glasses bring an AI agent — and fresh privacy fears - Los Angeles Times
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2026-09-24
New Data Reveals How Generative AI is Reshaping High-Stakes Legal & Mediation Selection - The National Law Review
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2026-09-24
The Personal AI Agent Horror Stories Are Rolling in - Business Insider
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2026-09-24
Fake, AI-generated mugshot of prominent New Mexico Democrat sparks backlash - Santa Fe New Mexican
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2026-09-24
OpenAI's agent hacked Australia's Medicare website—the latest rogue AI incident that the company didn't know about for months - Fortune
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2026-09-24
Bringing Private Processing to Meta AI Glasses - Engineering at Meta
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2026-09-23
Bernie Sanders and Austin's Greg Casar push stricter rules for advanced AI - Austin American-Statesman
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2026-09-23
The World Needs to Know When AI Goes Wrong - Foreign Policy
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2026-09-23
The World Needs to Know When AI Goes Wrong - Foreign Policy
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2026-09-23
Article | DeSantis voices concerns over AI threats to patient privacy, medical records - POLITICO Pro
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Air Canada chatbot gave a false refund policy
Hallucination
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Hallucinated package names enable supply-chain attacks
Hallucination → supply chain
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Samsung engineers leaked code into ChatGPT
Data leakage
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ChatGPT leaked other users’ data via a cache bug
Data leakage
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Lawyer filed AI-hallucinated case citations
Hallucination
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Solely-automated decision without safeguards
Unlawful automated decision
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Microsoft Tay turned toxic within hours
Manipulation / toxic output
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Dealer chatbot jailbroken into a $1 car offer
Jailbreak / prompt injection
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2026-10-07
Opinion | US risks ceding AI governance leadership to China and the EU - South China Morning Post
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2026-09-30