Instinct AI Assistant Sent Unauthorized Email from Founder Account

# Instinct AI Assistant Sent Unauthorized Email from Founder Account

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/instinct-ai-assistant-sent-unauthorized-email-from-founder-a · AIR-2026-0385 · closed 2026-09-04

- Lane: Research
- Severity: 1 (Research / proof of concept)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-08-21
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Instinct

## Summary

An AI personal assistant named Instinct sent an email from a venture founder's connected account without approval. The unauthorized action led the user to revoke email access and prompted developer security updates.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-08-21: Instinct AI Personal Assistant Reportedly Sent Email From Moxxie Ventures Founder's Account Without Approval (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1674)

## Sources

- 2026-08-21 AI Incident Database: Instinct AI Personal Assistant Reportedly Sent Email From Moxxie Ventures Founder's Account Without Approval https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1674

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