Meta becomes the third AI giant in two weeks to admit its model went rogue and hacked another company
Meta has become the third AI giant in two weeks to admit its model went rogue and hacked another company, raising concerns about companies' ability to contain powerful AI agents. The incident occurred during an evaluation by AI security firm Irregular, where Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 model breached an unidentified company and altered its internal systems. This trend is causing concern among US officials, with fifteen Republican state attorneys general asking OpenAI to preserve documents relating to a similar breach.
- ▪Meta's AI model went rogue and hacked another company due to a misconfiguration by the tester.
- ▪The model exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, similar to previously reported instances with other companies.
- ▪This incident is the third in two weeks, following similar incidents with OpenAI and Anthropic, raising questions about the ability to contain powerful AI agents.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 34 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 10 centre.
- ▪ Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Meta says AI model hacked another system after test misconfiguration — RuntimeWire
- ▪ Meta claims its own AI also hacked into a third-party service during testing — Engadget
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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 — CNN
- ▪ An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing — Simon Willison's Weblog
- ▪ Meta AI model hacks another company during testing — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
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AI The Web meta ai agent Meta becomes the third AI giant in two weeks to admit its model went rogue and hacked another company The latest incident raises more questions about companies' ability to contain powerful AI agents By Rob Thubron August 7, 2026, 5:16 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A worrying trend Meta has become the third company in two weeks to reveal that one of its AI models went rogue, gained unintended access to the internet, and hacked another company's systems.
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