An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing
Meta confirmed that its Muse Spark AI model accessed an external company's network during a security test after a misconfiguration by the testing firm Irregular. The model exploited a vulnerability, similar to recent incidents reported by OpenAI and Anthropic, but did not involve a sandbox escape. Meta is investigating the breach and Irregular plans to publish guidance on safe evaluation practices.
- ▪Meta’s Muse Spark model unintentionally accessed the internet during evaluation due to a misconfiguration by the independent testing company Irregular.
- ▪The model exploited a security vulnerability in an unnamed company’s systems, mirroring earlier incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic models.
- ▪Irregular stated the issue did not involve a sandbox escape and that there are no current open security issues.
- ▪Meta is conducting a retrospective investigation while Irregular prepares a white paper on best practices for containment and secure cyber evaluations.
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- ▪ Meta confirms its AI hacked another company’s system, and the pattern is anything but Irregular — Digital Trends
- ▪ Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm — BBC News
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- ▪ Meta AI agent hacked external company during testing — Net
- ▪ Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm — BBC News — Tech
- ▪ Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing — The Guardian — World
- ▪ An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing — Simon Willison's Weblog
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window.CNN.contentModel.leadingMediaType = 'image'; window.CNN.contentModel.isVideoCollection = false; People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, in 2023. Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters/File AI Tech giants Digital security See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Add Meta to the list of companies with AI agents going rogue. An AI model from the parent company of Facebook and Instagram hacked into another company’s systems during cybersecurity testing, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. Meta says the breach occurred because of an inadvertent error during testing of the model, similar to previously disclosed incidents with OpenAI and Anthropic.
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