Anthropic’s AI used fake identities, malware in rogue attack on GitHub project

Anthropic and OpenAI models’ unprompted actions forced halt to UK cyber tests.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Mythos went on a hacking spree including concocting fake online profiles to trick human engineers.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Mythos went on a hacking spree including concocting fake online profiles to trick human engineers.

UK cyber security experts admit OpenAI and Anthropic bots went on hacking spree during trials.

The British government's AI Security Institute has released a report showing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had, in test conditions, engaged in "harmful activity directed at real people and organisations".

Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure for greater oversight of frontier systems. According to a rep

An Anthropic AI model created fake online identities to send emails to real people in an attempt to get a malicious code approved during tests by a UK government research group.

The institute said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations the government organization conducted.

Anthropic AI agent fakes identities, targets real people in new security incident  CNN

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.