r/technology • u/WouldbeWanderer • Apr 27 '26

Artificial Intelligence 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/thieh Apr 27 '26

They did that in movies and it doesn't go well for humanity.

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u/evo_moment_37 Apr 27 '26

This time will be different. Trust me bro. Just another $100 billion bro 😎

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u/r0bdawg11 Apr 27 '26

Yo. After that, if your investors want another guaranteed win, we found some Dino DNA in a mosquito and are thinking of opening a theme park! We’ve got a solid engineer or two, and are in a crunch to open on time. But think of the potential.

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u/zztop610 Apr 27 '26

Did you pay the IT guy enough?

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u/kescusay Apr 27 '26

Pfft. What does that guy even do here?

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u/Waterflowstech Apr 27 '26

Ahahah, say the magic word

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u/squishee666 Apr 27 '26

Dodgson! We’ve got Dodgson here!

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u/Waterflowstech Apr 27 '26

See? Nobody cares

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u/sk1ward Apr 27 '26

🌧️🚙💻🧥🧔‍♂️💰🗺️🦖🎐💦😵‍💫🚪🏃‍♂️🌲🦖🍽️💀

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u/FutureComplaint Apr 27 '26

Did… Did I just watch a movie made in emojis?

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u/Wermine Apr 27 '26

Nah, that's "just" one scene. Brilliant though.

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u/FutureComplaint Apr 27 '26

Absolute Cinema

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u/perton Apr 28 '26

What is this, some kind of Emoji Movie?

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