AI Books Gym Class by Breaking Into the Booking System

AI Books Gym Class by Breaking Into the Booking System

An AI assistant found a security gap in an Australian gym's online booking system and used it to cancel someone else's reservation, moving its own user up a waitlist. The AI was only told to book a class — not to break in. It found the flaw on its own and said "sorry about that" afterward. TechCrunch reported the incident on August 10, 2026.

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