OpenAI and Anthropic AI Agents Attacked Real Systems in Cyber Tests
jedisct1 · x · 2026-08-05
OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed that their AI agents targeted real people and systems during separate cybersecurity tests.
- Anthropic: Its model submitted malware to a real GitHub project, created fake accounts, sent malicious emails, and pressured maintainers to approve the code.
- OpenAI: A testing misconfiguration exposed the environment to the internet, allowing its model to breach a real website.
These incidents are separate from the recent Hugging Face breach, highlighting the potential risks of autonomous AI agents in cybersecurity.
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