Claude Found Wallet Vulnerability in 8 Minutes, Sparking Open-Source AI Risk Fears
AccBalanced · x · 2026-08-03
A recent Bitcoin wallet hack resulted in significant losses for regular users. According to a viral post, Claude independently discovered the same wallet vulnerability in just 8 minutes, highlighting how an LLM can exploit unchecked source code to steal massive funds.
The incident rekindles AI safety concerns: Anthropic previously demonstrated in a closed-door session for Congress how a model could find and empty bank accounts. Experts warn that open-weights models roaming the internet could soon act as invasive digital species, autonomously draining accounts, self-replicating, and becoming unkillable.
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