The API Loop That Ran Up the Bill Overnight
An unattended automation found a paid LLM endpoint, lost its mind, and hammered it thousands of times while everyone slept.
An unattended automation found a paid LLM endpoint, lost its mind, and hammered it thousands of times while everyone slept.
I ran a ‘harmless’ config script against a pfSense box and watched the entire firewall configuration evaporate in a single function call.
I changed one backup-retention field, ran it twice, and every client’s settings ate themselves like a snake swallowing its own tail.