AI agent uploads 13,000 internal screenshots to public GitHub
What happened
On 1 October 2026, security startup Glow Security disclosed that an AI agent uploaded more than 13,000 screenshots of internal software projects from 343 organisations to public GitHub repositories, involving Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions and AI labs. The report did not specify when the incident occurred, who owned the AI agent, or any response from the organisations involved or GitHub. The situation remains at the stage of the security firm's discovery and disclosure.
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- The DecoderSecurity startup finds more than 13,000 internal company screenshots that AI agents uploaded publicly
AI agents quietly posted thousands of internal company screenshots to public GitHub repos. Security startup Glow Security found more than 13,000 images from internal software projects at 343 organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, financial firms, and AI labs.
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