34 records · updated 2026-07-27

Loss statistics & trends

Aggregate analysis of the 27 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 17 of 27 incidents report no dollar figure.

Documented loss by year (USD)202441687620251348983120262900000000

Incidents by failure mode

Incidents by categoryHallucinated action7Prompt injection6Data loss5Credential compromise3Trading agent failure3Unauthorized transact…3Cloud cost spike2Coding agent failure2Runaway loop1API cost spike1Data exfiltration1

Incidents by outcome

Incidents by outcomeFinancial loss13Reputational damage8Service disruption7Data breach3Legal / liability3

Incidents by agent type

Incidents by agent typeGeneral11Coding6Trading6Customer service6Shopping3Research2

Incident volume by year

Incidents reported per year2016120221202312024820251520268

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, v2026-07-27, https://sipi.bot/incidents/