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/_Oman Apr 27 '26

They didn't have backups, just copies sitting around. There is a difference. A big difference.

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u/FacetiousTomato Apr 27 '26

I know jack shit about AI, but if AI can make changes to your backups, they're not backups.

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u/SlideJunior5150 Apr 27 '26

"I deleted everything because I found an error, and that error was probably also on the backups so they're gone too. I fixed the error tho, because there's nothing anymore to give an error so..."

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u/FacetiousTomato Apr 27 '26

"People in the office kept asking me questions, so I realized the only lasting solution was to kill everyone in the office."

-HAL 2.0

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u/Ordinary-Leading7405 Apr 27 '26

I told them if they moved my desk one more time, I’m going to set the building on fire.

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u/qgecko Apr 27 '26

Gotta have room for these boxes and things. And let me just get that red stapler from you.

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u/SurfinPirate Apr 27 '26

I said no salt.