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 "updated": "2026-07-15T13:30:18Z",
 "criteria": "MIT highestSeverityScore desc, tie-break totalPeopleReportedlyHarmed",
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   "name": "AI Incident Database (AIID)",
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   "aiid": 1268,
   "title": "Meta's Automated Ad and Targeting Systems Reportedly Enabled Large-Scale Fraud Revenue",
   "date": "2025-11-06",
   "entity": "Meta, Unknown Scammers",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 5,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Meta's internal documents revealed that the company knowingly earned approximately 10% of its revenue ($7 billion annually) from fraudulent advertisements and scams while deliberately limiting enforcement efforts to…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1268"
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   "aiid": 1232,
   "title": "Reportedly Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Crash in Chengdu Purportedly Involves Automated Driving Failure and Door Lock Malfunction",
   "date": "2025-10-12",
   "entity": "Xiaomi Corporation",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 1,
   "domain": "AI system safety, failures, & limitations",
   "story": "A fatal crash involving a Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle in Chengdu, China resulted in one death when electronic door handles failed to open after the car caught fire, preventing bystanders from rescuing the trapped driver.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1232"
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   "aiid": 1230,
   "title": "Suspect in Palisades Fire Allegedly Consulted ChatGPT for Arson Tips and Legal Advice Before Blaze That Killed 12 and Destroyed 6,837…",
   "date": "2024-07-11",
   "entity": "Jonathan Rinderknecht",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 31,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly used ChatGPT to generate an image of a burning city months before deliberately starting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, which killed 31 people and destroyed over 15,000 buildings.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1230"
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   "aiid": 645,
   "title": "Seeming Pattern of Gemini Bias and Sociotechnical Training Failures Harm Google's Reputation",
   "date": "2024-02-21",
   "entity": "Google, Gemini",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 0,
   "domain": "Misinformation",
   "story": "Google's Gemini AI image generator created historically inaccurate images depicting diverse racial representations in historically white-dominated contexts, leading to widespread criticism and Google pausing the feature.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/645"
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   "aiid": 1461,
   "title": "Purportedly AI-Manipulated Medical Scam Advertisement Reportedly Used Bulgarian TV Host and Physician's Likenesses",
   "date": "2024-01-17",
   "entity": "Unknown Scammers",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 2,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "AI-generated deepfake technology was used to create fraudulent advertisements featuring a doctor and TV host promoting unregistered medicine, while criminal groups used similar technology to generate over 40 billion…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1461"
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  {
   "aiid": 543,
   "title": "Deepfake of Explosion Near US Military Administration Building Reportedly Causes Stock Dip",
   "date": "2023-05-22",
   "entity": "Unknown",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 0,
   "domain": "Misinformation",
   "story": "An AI-generated fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon was shared on Twitter by verified accounts, causing brief confusion and a temporary stock market dip of 85 points before being debunked.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/543"
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   "aiid": 997,
   "title": "Meta and OpenAI Accused of Using LibGen’s Pirated Books to Train AI Models",
   "date": "2023-02-28",
   "entity": "OpenAI, Meta",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 1000000,
   "domain": "Privacy & Security",
   "story": "Meta deliberately downloaded and used copyrighted books from Library Genesis, a pirated library containing over 7.5 million books, to train its Llama 3 AI model despite knowing it presented 'medium-high legal risk' and…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/997"
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  {
   "aiid": 467,
   "title": "Google's Bard Shared Factually Inaccurate Info in Promo Video",
   "date": "2023-02-07",
   "entity": "Google",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 0,
   "domain": "Misinformation",
   "story": "Google's Bard AI chatbot provided incorrect information about the James Webb Space Telescope in a promotional advertisement, incorrectly claiming it took the first pictures of exoplanets, causing Alphabet's stock to…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/467"
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  {
   "aiid": 534,
   "title": "Facebook Alleged in Lawsuit Misleading Public about Effects of Algorithms on Children",
   "date": "2021-04-29",
   "entity": "Facebook, Meta",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 100000,
   "domain": "Discrimination & Toxicity",
   "story": "Ohio's attorney general sued Meta for allegedly misleading investors about Instagram's harmful effects on teenage girls, seeking over $100 billion in damages after internal research revealed the platform worsened body…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/534"
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   "aiid": 169,
   "title": "Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Violence in Myanmar",
   "date": "2018-08-15",
   "entity": "Facebook, Meta",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 730000,
   "domain": "Discrimination & Toxicity",
   "story": "Meta's Facebook platform failed to prevent the spread of anti-Rohingya hate speech in Myanmar, which contributed to violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority including killings, mass displacement, and ethnic…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/169"
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   "aiid": 376,
   "title": "RealPage Algorithm Allegedly Inflates Rents and Reduces Competition in Housing Market",
   "date": "2016-09-01",
   "entity": "RealPage",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 22600000,
   "domain": "Socioeconomic & Environmental",
   "story": "RealPage's YieldStar pricing algorithm was used by major landlords across the US to systematically coordinate rent increases, with the software analyzing competitor data to recommend prices that drove rents up 14.5% in…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/376"
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  {
   "aiid": 387,
   "title": "Oracle's Algorithmic Data Processing System Alleged as Unlawful and Violating Privacy Rights",
   "date": "2014-12-22",
   "entity": "Oracle",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 5000000000,
   "domain": "Privacy & Security",
   "story": "Oracle faces a class action lawsuit alleging its 'worldwide surveillance machine' has amassed detailed data profiles on approximately five billion people without their consent, violating privacy laws through extensive…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/387"
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  {
   "aiid": 28,
   "title": "2010 Market Flash Crash",
   "date": "2010-05-08",
   "entity": "Navinder Sarao, Waddell and Reed, Barclays Capital",
   "severity": 5,
   "harmed": 0,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "A London-based trader named Navinder Singh Sarao used automated trading algorithms to manipulate E-mini S&P 500 futures markets through spoofing techniques, which authorities allege contributed to the May 6, 2010 Flash…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/28"
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  {
   "aiid": 1430,
   "title": "Anthropic's Claude Was Reportedly Jailbroken To Allegedly Help Steal Sensitive Mexican Government Data",
   "date": "2025-12-01",
   "entity": "Unknown Hacker",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 195000000,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "A hacker exploited Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot to carry out cyberattacks against Mexican government agencies, stealing 150 gigabytes of sensitive data including 195 million taxpayer records and voter information.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1430"
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  {
   "aiid": 1256,
   "title": "Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK",
   "date": "2025-10-24",
   "entity": "Unknown Scammers, Unknown Pump and Dump Scammers, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Gabriel…",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 5000,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Fraudsters used AI to create deepfake videos of financial experts to conduct pump and dump investment scams on social media, defrauding over 5,000 Swedish investors of half a billion kronor.",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1256"
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  {
   "aiid": 1349,
   "title": "AI Training Dataset for Detecting Nudity Allegedly Found to Contain CSAM Images of Identified Victims",
   "date": "2025-10-24",
   "entity": "Academic Researchers, Research Institutions, AI Developers, +3 more",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 120,
   "domain": "Discrimination & Toxicity",
   "story": "The NudeNet dataset used to train AI nudity detection tools contained over 120 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), exposing researchers and organizations who downloaded the dataset to legal liability and…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1349"
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  {
   "aiid": 1202,
   "title": "Russian Disinformation Campaign Reportedly Used AI-Generated Posts and Videos to Target 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections",
   "date": "2025-09-07",
   "entity": "Russian State Linked Actors, Russian Disinformation Operators, Influence Operation…",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 2400000,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Russian operatives used increasingly effective AI tools to flood social media platforms with fake posts, videos and websites targeting Moldova's parliamentary elections, while the Trump administration dismantled US…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1202"
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  {
   "aiid": 1189,
   "title": "Joann Fabrics Shoppers Reportedly Defrauded by AI-Generated Scam Sites, Part of Purported Wave of ~100,000 Fake Domains Across 194 Brands",
   "date": "2025-08-20",
   "entity": "Unknown Scammers, Unknown Fraudsters, Unknown Cybercriminals",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 1000,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Scammers used AI-powered tools to create nearly 100,000 fake websites impersonating legitimate brands including Joann Fabrics, stealing customers' credit card information and personal data through realistic replicas…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1189"
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  {
   "aiid": 1356,
   "title": "Urban VPN Proxy Browser Extension Reportedly Harvested and Sold Private AI Chatbot Conversations via Silent Update",
   "date": "2025-07-09",
   "entity": "Urban Cyber Security Inc.",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 8000000,
   "domain": "Privacy & Security",
   "story": "A Chrome browser extension called Urban VPN Proxy with over 6 million users was found to be harvesting complete AI conversations from major platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, selling this sensitive personal…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1356"
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  {
   "aiid": 1136,
   "title": "Purported Widespread Use of AI-Generated Deepfake Videos Impersonate Malaysian Leaders in Investment Scams",
   "date": "2025-07-04",
   "entity": "Unknown Scammers Targeting Malaysian Public Figures, Unknown Scammers, Unknown Fraudsters",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 13956,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos featuring prominent Malaysian politicians and businesspeople to promote fraudulent investment schemes, resulting in RM2.11 billion in losses from 13,956 reported cases in one…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1136"
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  {
   "aiid": 1060,
   "title": "Institute for Strategic Dialogue Reports Russian-Aligned Operation Overload Using Purported AI-Generated Impersonations Across January to…",
   "date": "2025-05-06",
   "entity": "Storm 1679, Russian Aligned Actors, Operation Overload, +1 more",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 81,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Operation Overload, a Russia-aligned AI-powered disinformation campaign, used artificial intelligence to generate fake news videos with manipulated voices and logos of trusted organizations, successfully spreading…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1060"
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  {
   "aiid": 1037,
   "title": "Microsoft Reportedly Blocks 1.6 Million Bot Signup Attempts Per Hour Amid Global AI-Driven Fraud Surge",
   "date": "2025-04-16",
   "entity": "Scammers, Fraudsters, Cyber Criminal Networks",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 10022,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Microsoft reported thwarting $4 billion in AI-powered fraud attempts between April 2024 and April 2025, as cybercriminals increasingly use artificial intelligence to create fake websites, job postings, and tech support…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1037"
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   "aiid": 1019,
   "title": "Alleged AI-Generated Clone of Exante Brokerage Used to Defraud U.S. Investor via JPMorgan Account",
   "date": "2025-04-10",
   "entity": "Scammers, Fraudsters, Scammers Cloning Exante",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 33208,
   "domain": "Malicious actors",
   "story": "Fraudsters used AI tools including ChatGPT to create fake passports, deepfake content, and sophisticated website clones to conduct large-scale financial scams, including one case where they opened a real JPMorgan Chase…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1019"
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   "aiid": 1402,
   "title": "DOGE Reportedly Relied on Unvetted ChatGPT Outputs in Canceling National Endowment for the Humanities Grants",
   "date": "2025-04-02",
   "entity": "United States Department of Government Efficiency (doge), Justin Fox (doge), Nate…",
   "severity": 4,
   "harmed": 500,
   "domain": "Discrimination & Toxicity",
   "story": "Two DOGE employees used ChatGPT to analyze National Endowment for the Humanities grants for DEI content, leading to the cancellation of 1,477 grants worth over $100 million based on the AI's determinations with minimal…",
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1402"
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