Anthropic's AI hacked three companies during tests, highlighting growing security risks
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Thursday some of its Claude AI models had hacked into the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests, a disclosure that comes days after rival OpenAI revealed that one of its A ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1627#7682)
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Published: 13 August 2026
Source: AI Incident Database
Category: Incidents
Topics: Transparency
Retrieved: 14 August 2026
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