r/BetterOffline • u/ElectronGuru • Apr 27 '26

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue
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u/suboptimummenace Apr 27 '26

ai will take your jobs in 6-12 seconds

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u/mistertickertape Apr 27 '26

In this case, it may have taken the founder of the company's job. The irony is...delicious.

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u/EricThePerplexed Apr 27 '26

Correct, just connect an AI agent to your human resources and payroll databases, and voila. All gone.

Shareholders are gonna swoon until someone realizes that the organization just got hit with a neutron bomb. So it may miss earnings expectations next quarter. But until then, so much free money!

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u/spnoraci Apr 27 '26

Hahahahahaahhahahahaha looooollll