One of its AI models accessed the internet and attacked another organization during cybersecurity testing, Anna Dack, Meta’s EMEA head of AI and innovation communications, confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The incident stems from the same basic setup error from testing company Irregular that inadvertently granted Anthropic’s models access to the internet. It only adds to growing concern over the safety of frontier systems. [Link: A Meta AI Model Hacked Another Company During Cybersecurity Testing | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-ai-model-hacked-another-company-cybersecurity-testing | The Information]
An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing | CNN Business
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.
An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing | CNN Business
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.
Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social)
Another AI test gone awry, U.K. edition. "An agent tried to insert malicious code into an open-source project. In an attempt to get the code approved, the agent engaged in social engineering — creating fake online identities and using them to pressure the project's maintainer to approve the code." More: https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing
Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net
We found evidence on urlquery that AI agents were active earlier than previously reported and attempted hacks against public data providers.
OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup
OpenAI said that the breakout was “an unprecedented cyber incident, involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities,” and that it was reinforcing its safeguards.
Brian Chau on Twitter / X
What happened was simple. In partnership with Irregular, AI companies instructed unsecured versions of their AI models to hack into specific targets, called "flags". They accidentally gave these models internet access, and in some cases they hacked into real companies. pic.twitter.com/FmCvmQPjC5— Brian Chau (@brianchau57) September 14, 2026
One company is at the center of a wave of rogue AI attacks
Mistakes at Israeli startup Irregular sent Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Google agents after real-world targets.
AI #180: No Longer In Charge
What we know about internal AI models hacking into real companies during cyber evaluations keeps getting worse.
OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.
Top AI Security Incidents of 2025 Revealed | Adversa AI
Discover how AI systems are being hacked in the wild — from prompt injection to agent abuse — with real breaches, lessons, and defenses in Adversa AI’s 2025 report.
Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt
AISI said AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic displayed unprecedented ‘autonomy and deception’ in their test.
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.
Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.
Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization?
Leadership at the social media giant has been on an AI-fueled rampage through its engineering org. We report what’s happened
AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacks
