Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor.
TechCrunch 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.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include AI, OpenCode and Claude Code.
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