Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?
WHEN AI GOES OFF THE RAILS Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?var abtest_2165759 = new ABTest(2165759, 'click'); Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison. The events, which Anthropic revealed Thursday, are the second revelation in 10 days that AI models from the world’s wealthiest providers have trespassed into protected networks, an offense that, in more traditional hacking scenarios, could land the human behind the keyboard in prison for years.
- ▪WHEN AI GOES OFF THE RAILS Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks.
- ▪Will Anthropic be held to account?var abtest_2165759 = new ABTest(2165759, 'click'); Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.
- ▪The events, which Anthropic revealed Thursday, are the second revelation in 10 days that AI models from the world’s wealthiest providers have trespassed into protected networks, an offense that, in more traditional hacking scenarios, could
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| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:39:14 +0000 |
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WHEN AI GOES OFF THE RAILS Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?var abtest_2165759 = new ABTest(2165759, 'click'); Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison. Dan Goodin – Jul 31, 2026 4:39 pm | 0 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Anthropic said its Claude-based security models gained unauthorized access to the sensitive production environments of three outside organizations during internal testing designed to measure the models’ offensive cyber capabilities.
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