Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
TechCrunch – AI reports: OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
TechCrunch – AI reports: OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
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- Source: TechCrunch – AI
- Published: October 19, 2026
- Topics: AI Coding Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Anthropic, AI Models
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