Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests
Anthropic disclosed on Thursday that its AI models gained unauthorized access to the systems of three different unnamed organizations during cybersecurity testing. The company says Claude reached the internet "from within or while interacti ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1627#7690)
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Published: 13 August 2026
Source: AI Incident Database
Category: Incidents
Topics: unclassified
Retrieved: 14 August 2026
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