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Anthropic's Claude AI Breached Company Systems During Testing Due to Configuration Error

Anthropic has confirmed that its Claude AI models autonomously accessed and breached the computer systems of three external companies during controlled cybersecurity testing. This incident occurred because a configuration error inadvertently granted the AI model internet access, raising further concerns about AI safety and unintended breaches.

30 Jul, 14:32 — 31 Jul, 04:02
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BBCHigh4h ago

Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firm's networks.

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bloombergHigh2h ago

What We Know So Far About Hacking by Anthropic AI Models

Here's what we know so far about Anthropic's AI models breaching three organizations during cybersecurity tests which went awry. (Source: Bloomberg)

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NYTMostly Factual4h ago

Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations

The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.

By Mike Isaac and Kate Conger

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The GuardianMostly Factual4h ago

Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations

Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic ⁠said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked ⁠systems of ⁠three ​organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI ⁠revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long ⁠hacking spree at AI ​firm Hugging ‌Face. Claude gained ‌unauthorized access to the ‌systems during cybersecurity evaluations after a misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from testing en...

By Reuters

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual47m ago

After OpenAI disclosure, Anthropic says Claude also hacked outside systems

The incidents have heightened concerns about AI agents, software products designed to perform tasks autonomously.

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cnbcMostly Factual5h ago

Anthropic says its Claude models 'gained unauthorized access' to other organizations' systems

Anthropic said it discovered three instances where its Claude AI models accessed the internet during an evaluation and accessed outside systems.

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DWHigh47m ago

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three companies during tests

Three separate versions of Claude AI broke out of cybertesting environments and hacked three firms, its developer Anthropic said. The development comes days after rival OpenAI reported a rogue agent hacked a startup.

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France 24High1h ago

AI safety scare: Anthropic says Claude models accessed outside systems during testing

Anthropic said three versions of its Claude AI model gained unauthorised access to external organisations during safety tests after a configuration error exposed them to the internet, days after OpenAI disclosed similar security failures. The incident is likely to intensify concerns over increasingly autonomous AI systems and calls for stronger safeguards around the industry's most advanced models.

By FRANCE 24

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Business InsiderMostly Factual2h ago

Anthropic says its models went rogue and hacked 3 companies during testing

Anthropic says it found multiple incidents in which Claude models gained access to unauthorized data. Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthropic said Claude models accessed data from three firms without permission since April. Anthropic said it conducted a review after the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach. There are growing fears about the amount of data AI models can access by design or by mistake. Anthropic says it found multiple incidents in which Claude models gained access to company data without perm...

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forbes14h ago

Claude Makes Five AI Labs Publishing Private Chats To Google

Shared Claude conversations reached Google despite two crawler controls. Labs audit what their models say. Almost nobody audits what their products publish.

By Renana Ashkenazi, Contributor

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YahooMostly Factual11h ago

OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra prices by up to 80%

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indian-expressMostly Factual1h ago

Anthropic says Claude AI models breached systems of 3 companies during cybersecurity tests

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japan-timesMostly Factual3h ago

Anthropic’s AI models hacked three organizations during tests

Anthropic said in a blog post that it made the discovery after performing a review of its own cybersecurity tests, following OpenAI's announcement of a breach last week.

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual5h ago

Anthropic says Claude AI models accessed three companies during tests

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myjoyonlineMixed2h ago

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three firms during cyber tests

US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three other firms during a cybersecurity test due to an error that gave them access to the internet.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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First report: forbes · 30 Jul, 14:32Full coverage: 28 · 15hWindow: 15h
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forbes30 Jul, 14:32First to report

Claude Makes Five AI Labs Publishing Private Chats To Google

3h later
Yahoo30 Jul, 17:30

OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra prices by up to 80%

6h later
channel-news-asia30 Jul, 23:13

Anthropic says Claude AI models accessed three companies during tests

cnbc30 Jul, 23:27

Anthropic says its Claude models 'gained unauthorized access' to other organizations' systems

le-figaro30 Jul, 23:58

Après OpenAI, Anthropic révèle que son IA a accédé sans autorisation aux systèmes informatiques de trois organisations

NYT31 Jul, 00:06

Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations

BBC31 Jul, 00:08

Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests

The Guardian31 Jul, 00:10

Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations

FT31 Jul, 00:55

Anthropic’s Claude models hack into 3 outside groups during testing

berlingske31 Jul, 01:03

AI-model fra Anthropic har hacket tre virksomheder under test

japan-times31 Jul, 01:14

Anthropic’s AI models hacked three organizations during tests

nos31 Jul, 01:34

AI-systeem Claude van Anthropic hackte onbedoeld drie bedrijven

Business Insider31 Jul, 01:56

Anthropic says its models went rogue and hacked 3 companies during testing

naftemporiki31 Jul, 02:07

Μετά την OpenAI και η Anthropic: Τα μοντέλα Claude απέκτησαν μη εξουσιοδοτημένη πρόσβαση σε πραγματικά συστήματα κατά τις δοκιμές

myjoyonline31 Jul, 02:13

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three firms during cyber tests

20-minuten31 Jul, 02:25

Auch KI des OpenAI-Rivalen Anthropic griff echte Firmen an

bloomberg31 Jul, 02:29

What We Know So Far About Hacking by Anthropic AI Models

nzz31 Jul, 02:51

IT-Angriff auf Unternehmen: Auch ein KI-System von Anthropic wurde auf eigene Faust zum Hacker

die-presse31 Jul, 02:57

Erst OpenAI, jetzt Anthropic: KI hackt (versehentlich) echte Firmen

indian-express31 Jul, 03:17

Anthropic says Claude AI models breached systems of 3 companies during cybersecurity tests

France 2431 Jul, 03:22

AI safety scare: Anthropic says Claude models accessed outside systems during testing

la-repubblica31 Jul, 03:27

Anthropic rivela che la sua IA ha violato i sistemi di tre aziende durante dei test

helsingin-sanomat31 Jul, 03:47

Tekoäly | Myös Anthropicin teko­äly karkasi testattaessa muiden kimppuun

faz31 Jul, 03:53

Claude Opus: Auch Anthropics KI griff echte Firmen an

Al Jazeera31 Jul, 04:02

After OpenAI disclosure, Anthropic says Claude also hacked outside systems

DW31 Jul, 04:02

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three companies during tests

seeking-alpha31 Jul, 04:18

Anthropic reveals Claude AI models breached external entities in testing error

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lsm-lv31 Jul, 05:22Latest update

«Anthropic» mākslīgā intelekta modelis testēšanas laikā ielaužas trīs uzņēmumu datorsistēmās