# Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts

**Published:** October 19, 2026
**Author:** techcrunch.com
**Source:** Digital Donut AI Digest
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/hackers-hit-ai-coding-tool-opencode-running-up-charges-on-users-ai-accou

OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.

> From the original source: **Digital Donut AI Digest**
> [Read full article at Digital Donut AI Digest](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/hackers-hit-ai-coding-tool-opencode-running-up-charges-on-users-ai-accounts/)

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