AI Agent Rekts Dev on Bogus Scan, Leaves Them Begging for Crypto Donations – Decrypt

Jun 13, 2026 - 14:15
AI Agent Rekts Dev on Bogus Scan, Leaves Them Begging for Crypto Donations – Decrypt
In brief An AI agent autonomously spun up five high-powered AWS instances to port-scan a hobbyist network, This generated a $6,531.30 bill in under 24 hours before its operator finally noticed. After AWS negotiated the bill down to $1,894, the operator turned to the community asking for Ethereum donations, arguing the bill wasn’t their fault...

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