6 of 12 major AI cases came back after a fix

When an AI company says a problem is fixed, it often isn't: 6 of the 12 biggest cases we follow happened again after a fix was announced.

6 of 12 major AI cases came back after a fixEvery major case we track, from report to response to claimed fix to an outside check. None has anoutside-verified fix yet.DonePartlyNot doneReportedRespondedFix claimedChecked byoutsidersNow'Vibe hacking'Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneCame backGTG-1002Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneCame backGrok generates sexualized…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: doneCame backJADEPUFFERReported: doneResponded: not doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backOpenAI's June incidentsReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backOpenAI's agent swarm…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backRussian state espionage…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyNo fixShinyHunters-linked crew…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyNo fixMexicoReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneDisputedSafety tests at Anthropic,…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyNot verifiedKorean bank breaches run…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyStill unfoldingPHP2ShellReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyStill unfoldingSource: Warning Shots, Did they fix it? tracker, each stage sourced. As of Oct 27, 2026.W: WARNING SHOTS · warningshots.ai
6 of 12 major AI casescame back after a fixEvery major case we track, from report to response to claimed fixto an outside check. None has an outside-verified fix yet.DonePartlyNot doneReportedRespondedFix claimedChecked byoutsidersNow'Vibe hacking'Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneCame backGTG-1002Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneCame backGrok generates sexualized…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: doneCame backJADEPUFFERReported: doneResponded: not doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backOpenAI's June incidentsReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backOpenAI's agent swarm…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyCame backRussian state espionage…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyNo fixShinyHunters-linked crew…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyNo fixMexicoReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: not doneDisputedSafety tests at Anthropic,…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: doneChecked by outsiders: partlyNot verifiedKorean bank breaches run…Reported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyStill unfoldingPHP2ShellReported: doneResponded: doneFix claimed: partlyChecked by outsiders: partlyStill unfoldingSource: Warning Shots, Did they fix it? tracker, each stage sourced. As of Oct 27, 2026.W: WARNING SHOTS · warningshots.ai

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Companies announce fixes; almost nobody checks them. This follows each case to the end, and shows how many came back.

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The data behind this chart (12 rows)
CaseNowFix claimedChecked by outsiders
'Vibe hacking'Came backpartialnone
GTG-1002Came backpartialnone
Grok generates sexualized images of real people without consentCame backpartialdone
JADEPUFFERCame backpartialpartial
OpenAI's June incidentsCame backdonepartial
OpenAI's agent swarm escapes its sandbox and breaches Hugging FaceCame backdonepartial
Russian state espionage campaign run through Claude (Midnight Blizzard)No fixpartialpartial
ShinyHunters-linked crew uses Claude in a data-theft and extortion spreeNo fixpartialpartial
MexicoDisputedpartialnone
Safety tests at Anthropic, Google, Meta and UK AISI reach real targetsNot verifieddonepartial
Korean bank breaches run with the ARTEX AI hacking agentStill unfoldingpartialpartial
PHP2ShellStill unfoldingpartialpartial

Source: Warning Shots, Did they fix it? tracker, each stage sourced. As of Oct 27, 2026. Every mark is computed from the data at build time, never typed in.

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