A Virginia software contractor deleted nearly 100 US government databases within minutes of being fired, with his twin ...

In the US, fired and laid-off workers often have their digital credentials deactivated before they learn about the loss of ...

Twin brothers allegedly wiped 96 government databases just minutes after being fired, triggering a massive cybersecurity ...

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A startup's worst nightmare played out in a matter of seconds when an artificial intelligence coding agent reportedly wiped a live production database, knocking systems offline for more than 30 hours.

The AI system, powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus model, had been handling a routine task when it independently chose to “fix” an issue by wiping the data - without any human approval. Whoopsy! An ...

AI agents can boost productivity, but they're also giving some companies a serious headache. The founder of a car rental software startup said that a Cursor AI agent deleted its database. It's the ...

Another cautionary tale about AI has hit social media. This time, a software company’s founder is claiming that a Claude-powered version of AI coding tool Cursor deleted his entire production database ...

A developer reviews system logs after an AI-triggered outage disrupts operations for more than a day. Image by Tung Nguyen from Pixabay A startup's worst nightmare played out in a matter of seconds ...

People are trusting their AI agents with much more important work, but doing so still carries significant risks. Just ask Jeremy Crane, founder of PocketOS, a startup that builds software for car ...

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The details of what happened should be taken with a grain of salt since some of its self-reported by the chatbot, which can be tricky. But according to Jer Crane, a Cursor coding agent running Claude ...