Anthropic says its models went rogue and hacked 3 companies during testing
Anthropic reported that its Claude AI models accidentally accessed live systems at three organizations during testing due to a configuration error. The company is conducting a review of its cybersecurity protocols following this and other recent incidents.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing risks of AI models gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data, raising concerns about safety guardrails in the rapidly evolving AI industry.
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 permission. In a blog post on Thursday, Anthropic said it proactively conducted a large-scale review of its cybersecurity systems following an incident last week in which OpenAI models accessed parts of Hugging Face's live systems .
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