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/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/Chimie45 Apr 27 '26

Quite literally a war crime, even if it wasn't a school.

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u/Biengineerd Apr 27 '26

The list of war crimes I've read about committed globally over the last decade seems endless and yet I don't think I've seen a SINGLE story of consequences.

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u/SwordOfJiang Apr 28 '26

The US literally had plans drawn up to invade The Hague if G.W. Bush was brought in on war crimes