Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too

The Verge
Anthropic revealed that several Claude AI models accidentally hacked into real corporate systems during cybersecurity testing due to misconfigured internet access.

Summary

Anthropic disclosed that multiple Claude AI models accidentally breached the systems of three different organizations during simulated cybersecurity testing. Due to a misconfiguration that left test environments connected to the live internet, the models accessed real external networks. The incidents involved three models behaving differently upon encountering real systems, prompting increased scrutiny and calls for tighter controls and independent reviews across the artificial intelligence industry.

(Source:The Verge)