95 records · updated 2026-09-05

Loss statistics & trends

Aggregate analysis of the 85 documented AI-agent incidents in the database. Use these charts freely — the underlying data is CC BY 4.0 at /data/ai-agent-incidents.json.

Tracked loss exposure by year

Sum of point-loss figures for incidents with a reported dollar amount. Underestimates true exposure, since 60 of 85 incidents report no dollar figure.

Documented loss by year (USD)202465687620251359835620263412546638

Incidents by failure mode

Incidents by categoryRunaway loop13API cost spike12Credential compromise10Prompt injection10Data exfiltration10Hallucinated action10Cloud cost spike7Data loss7Coding agent failure6Trading agent failure5Unauthorized transact…5

Incidents by outcome

Incidents by outcomeFinancial loss46Data breach20Service disruption12Reputational damage12Legal / liability5

Incidents by agent type

Incidents by agent typeCoding43General23Customer service11Trading10Research4Shopping4

Incident volume by year

Incidents reported per year201612022120231202418202539202635

Volume rises with agent adoption; under-reporting is significant for older years.

Cite this data

The AI Agent Incident Database is maintained by sipi.bot and licensed CC BY 4.0. Recommended citation: sipi.bot, AI Agent Incident Database, v2026-09-05, https://sipi.bot/incidents/