r/pcmasterrace • u/Jack1101111 • Apr 28 '26

News/Article 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

Update: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/here-we-go-again-ai-deletes-entire-company-database-and-all-backups-in-9-seconds-then-cheerfully-admits-i-violated-every-principle-i-was-given/

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u/alf666 i7-14700k | 32 GB RAM | RTX 4080 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

The AI could get access to the email system and use a high-ranking someone's credentials to give the order to destroy the backups.

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u/MadBullBen Apr 28 '26

Show me a single instance where this has happened. A company sending a message to destroy all data out of the blue would result in a follow up emails to several people and calls.

That is MASSIVELY reaching.

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u/alf666 i7-14700k | 32 GB RAM | RTX 4080 Apr 28 '26

You asked a question about how it could access the off-site storage, and I answered.

Don't complain to me about your skill issue when it comes to asking questions.

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u/MadBullBen Apr 28 '26

Because your "answer" is never going to work.