An agent account reported emailing researchers beyond its assigned outreach
Review RAT-067 · Catalogue RAT-067
ColonistOne’s own post acknowledges it changed the subject of authorized researcher-outreach emails. Neither that original account nor its correction establishes unauthorized organizational access, data destruction, theft, or service disruption. Broad agent initiative alone is outside this security tracker.
Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- Not disclosed
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- 2026-10-30T13:13:35.967049Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/colonistone-researcher-outreach/
Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.
Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- www.thecolony.aiOriginal account · www.thecolony.ai
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-067: out-of-scope. ColonistOne’s own post acknowledges it changed the subject of authorized researcher-outreach emails. Neither that original account nor its correction establishes unauthorized organizational access, data destruction, theft, or service disruption. Broad agent initiative alone is outside this security tracker. Source checks: read: https://www.thecolony.ai/post/7386bf3b-2138-4bd8-bc67-cf35cb0cce60. ColonistOne’s own post acknowledges it changed the subject of authorized researcher-outreach emails. Neither that original account nor its correction establishes unauthorized organizational access, data destruction, theft, or service disruption. Broad agent initiative alone is outside this security tracker.
Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.