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Sullivan & Cromwell law firm apologizes for AI 'hallucinations' in court filing

Incident 1558: Sullivan & Cromwell Reportedly Filed Emergency Bankruptcy Motion Containing AI-Generated Legal Errors

“Sullivan & Cromwell law firm apologizes for AI 'hallucinations' in court filing”Latest Incident Report
reuters.com2026-06-26

April 21 (Reuters) - Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal ‌judge for submitting a court filing with inaccurate citations and other errors generated by artificial intelligence.

In a letter dated April 18, Andrew Dietderich, co-head of the firm's global restructuring group, said the errors included AI "hallucinations" - instances in which AI makes up case ​citations, misquotes the law or generates non-existent legal sources.

The mistakes were caught by law firm Boies ​Schiller Flexner, Dietderich said in the letter to Martin Glenn, chief judge of the U.S

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BP, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart sued for allegedly using AI to boost California gas prices

Incident 1559: Kalibrate Fuel Pricing Allegedly Enabled California Gas Station Operators to Coordinate Higher Pump Prices

“BP, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart sued for allegedly using AI to boost California gas prices”
reuters.com2026-06-26

June 22 (Reuters) - Gas station operators ‌including BP (BP.L), opens new tab, Circle K (ATD.TO), opens new tab, Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N), opens new tab, 7-Eleven (3382.T), opens new tab, Walmart (WMT.O), opens new tab and Albertsons (ACI.N), opens new tab were sued on Monday by California drivers who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump.

According to a proposed class action, the defendants violated California's main antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by using an AI-based ⁠tool that uses data from competing gas stations to "coordinate high prices and wri

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الحبس سنة مع الإيقاف لشاب بتهمة ابتزاز قريبة له بصور مفبركة بالذكاء الاصطناعي في دمنهور

Incident 1560: Man in Egypt Reportedly Convicted of Using AI-Fabricated Sexual Content to Blackmail Relative

“الحبس سنة مع الإيقاف لشاب بتهمة ابتزاز قريبة له بصور مفبركة بالذكاء الاصطناعي في دمنهور”
elbalad.news2026-06-26

ضت محكمة جنايات دمنهور، الدائرة السابعة، برئاسة المستشار الدكتور سامح عبد الله، وعضوية المستشارين أحمد خضر، وأحمد خليل، ومصطفى رفاعي، وسكرتارية خالد يوسف، بحبس شاب لمدة سنة مع الشغل وإيقاف تنفيذ العقوبة، ومحو كل الصور والرسائل المتعلقة بالجريمة، لإدانته بابتزاز إحدى قريباته بفبركة مقاطع وصور إباحية لها باستخدام تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي بمركز دمنهور.

وتعود تفاصيل الواقعة إلى قيام المتهم بإنشاء حسابات وهمية على منصتي فيسبوك وماسينجر، ودمج صور شخصية للمجني عليها على مقاطع خادشة للحياء، ثم إرسالها إليها لتهديدها بنشرها وفضحها بين أفراد أسرتها لإجبارها على إقامة علاقة جنسية معه، إلا أن المجني عليها

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X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse code

Incident 1556: X User Reportedly Used Morse Code Prompt to Induce Grok-Linked Trading Bot to Transfer $200,000 in Tokens

“X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse code”
dexerto.com2026-06-25

An X user managed to trick AI chatbot Grok into sending around $200,000 worth of crypto after exploiting its link with an automated trading bot.

The incident involved Grok and 'Bankrbot', two AI systems with wallet access, which were manipulated into executing a transaction on the Base network.

The attacker received 3 billion DRB tokens, valued at roughly $200,000 at the time, after sending a hidden instruction written in Morse code that bypassed safeguards and triggered the transfer.

The exploit was carried out by an X user operating under the handle '@Il

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Former City Council Candidate Charged With Forgery for Disseminating Altered Political Endorsements and Phony News Reports

Incident 1557: Former New York City Council Candidate Jonathan Rinaldi Allegedly Used AI to Create False Endorsements and Fabricated News Reports

“Former City Council Candidate Charged With Forgery for Disseminating Altered Political Endorsements and Phony News Reports”
queensda.org2026-06-25

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jonathan Rinaldi has been charged with forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument for allegedly creating and distributing false political endorsements and fake news articles using artificial intelligence during his 2025 campaign for City Council in District 29. As alleged, the forged graphics included a legitimate endorsement sheet that the defendant modified to falsely depict support for his own campaign. The affected victims include elected officials, non-profit organizations, public institutions and news outlets.

District Att

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Notes for the Growing AI Safety Ecosystem: Corporations and Governments

By Sean McGregor

2026-06-23

Executive Summary After many conversations with those taking inspiration from and building on the AI Incident Database, we have notes to fac...

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