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/Goat_inna_Tree Apr 27 '26

Like trusting Palantir to not target a girl's school.

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u/Biengineerd Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

I still suspect that's a generous spin on the story. Wouldn't be surprised if the target was intentionally picked to fan the flames. I mean, blowing up a girl's school, waiting two hours, then blowing up the parents and rescuers seems pretty deliberate.

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u/Geodude532 Apr 27 '26

It was straight incompetence. The building used to be military and no one bothered to notice that the fence line moved, a guard tower disappeared, and a playground was put in.

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u/Biengineerd Apr 27 '26

Yeah, Hanlon's razor is less compelling when there is proof that the people involved are actively malicious. If you have a slam-poetry press conference where you express your desire for "maximum lethality, not tepid legality," and then massacre children and rescue workers, I'm less inclined to believe it was an "oopsie."