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Meta AI Model Accidentally Hacks Company During Test

Meta has disclosed that one of its AI models, during a security test, accidentally gained unauthorized access to the internet and subsequently hacked into another company's system. This incident has raised concerns about AI safety and security.

5 Aug, 22:30 — 6 Aug, 04:07
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BBCHigh3h ago

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.

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bloombergHigh7h ago

Meta AI Model Accessed Internet, Hacked Outside Firm in Testing

Meta Platforms Inc. said one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet and hacked into an outside service’s systems during cybersecurity testing, following similar breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic PBC models that have escalated concerns about the companies’ control over their technology.

By Riley Griffin

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The GuardianMostly Factual4h ago

Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during training Meta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked ⁠another company during cybersecurity testing, after an error by its testing partner gave the model unintended internet access. The incident adds to a ⁠growing list of ⁠cases in ​which AI agents from major developers breached systems at other companies during testing, after Anthropic said last week that some of its models ⁠hacked ...

By Reuters

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual5h ago

Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems

Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in disclosing AI hacking during cybersecurity testing.

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Business InsiderMostly Factual4h ago

Three’s company: Meta says its AI agents went rogue during testing, too

Meta has joined the cybersecurity mishap bandwagon. TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images Meta says its AI model breached a third-party system due to a misconfiguration by Irregular. Meta joins other AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic, that have also dealt with rogue AI cybersecurity incidents. These incidents have prompted calls for more regulation and transparency in AI cybersecurity. Meta has joined a growing list of companies saying their models hacked into an external company's system du...

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual5h ago

Meta's AI model ‘hacked’ another company's systems during testing: Report

Meta is the third major AI company in weeks to report a testing breach, highlighting both AI agents' growing capabilities and security risks.

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ndtvMostly Factual2h ago

Meta Chases OpenAI, Anthropic With New AI Coding App

Meta has poured billions into its AI division, now known as Meta Superintelligence Labs, as it attempts to keep up with OpenAI and Anthropic.

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual7h ago

Meta's AI model hacked another company during testing, The Information reports

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RapplerMostly Factual6h ago

Meta’s AI model hacked another company during testing – report

Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 model breaches a company's systems and makes changes to its internal systems after the AI gains access to the public internet because of an error in the setup of the 'sandbox' testing environment

By Reuters

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myjoyonlineMixed3h ago

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

Facebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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Coverage Timeline

First report: channel-news-asia · 5 Aug, 22:30Full coverage: 19 · 7hWindow: 7h
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channel-news-asia5 Aug, 22:30First to report

Meta's AI model hacked another company during testing, The Information reports

bloomberg5 Aug, 23:04

Meta AI Model Accessed Internet, Hacked Outside Firm in Testing

Rappler5 Aug, 23:54

Meta’s AI model hacked another company during testing – report

hindustan-times6 Aug, 00:32

Meta's AI model ‘hacked’ another company's systems during testing: Report

Al Jazeera6 Aug, 00:40

Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems

The Guardian6 Aug, 01:27

Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

Business Insider6 Aug, 02:02

Three’s company: Meta says its AI agents went rogue during testing, too

BBC6 Aug, 02:33

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

faz6 Aug, 02:52

Künstliche Intelligenz: Meta-KI hackt bei Sicherheitstest andere Firma

myjoyonline6 Aug, 03:05

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

telex6 Aug, 03:34

A META egyik MI-ügynöke csatlakozott a nethez és feltörte egy másik szervezet rendszerét

der-standard6 Aug, 03:56

Meta-KI hackt bei Test Firma: Sorgen um Sicherheit wachsen

ndtv6 Aug, 04:07

Meta Chases OpenAI, Anthropic With New AI Coding App

index-hr6 Aug, 04:17

Meta: Naš AI model greškom dobio pristup internetu, hakirao drugu tvrtku

hotnews6 Aug, 04:36

Meta dezvăluie că modelul său AI s-a conectat la internet și a spart sistemul unei organizații

mkd-mk6 Aug, 04:38

Мета: Нашиот модел на вештачка интелигенција случајно доби пристап до интернет, хакираше друга компанија

orf6 Aug, 05:02

Auch KI von Meta hackte sich in eine andere Firma

dh-les-sports6 Aug, 05:16

Créer des programmes informatiques sans être développeur : Meta dévoile son IA "Muse Code"

der-spiegel6 Aug, 05:40Latest update

Auch KI von Meta hackte sich in eine andere Firma