AI coding agent running Claude wiped a startup's database (and its backups) in 9 seconds

PocketOS, which provides software to car rental businesses, was using the agent against live infrastructure rather than ...

An AI agent allegedly deleted a startup's production database, causing a huge outage

People are trusting their AI agents with much more important work, but doing so still carries significant risks. Just ask ...

Claude-Powered AI Agent Deletes Company Database Within Seconds

The founder of PocketOS, Jer Crane, revealed in an elaborate social media post that an AI coding agent deleted his firm’s ...

Claude's AI agent goes rogue, deletes firm's entire database in 9 seconds

A SaaS platform founder posted about the incident on X, warning about the failures of flagship AI and digital services ...

Dangerous AI 'escapes' and deletes entire company's database in 9 seconds

Jeremy Crane, the founder of PocketOS, a startup that builds software for car rental businesses, warned: "It took 9 seconds." ...
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An AI Coding Agent Deleted a Startup’s Entire Database in 9 Seconds…Then It Explained Exactly Why It Shouldn’t Have

On April 25, a Cursor AI coding agent running Anthropic‘s Claude Opus 4.6 deleted the entire production database and all ...
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AI mishap wipes firm’s database as Microsoft teases new tools

Microsoft previewed new AI performance reporting tools for Bing Webmaster Tools, promising more transparency for content in AI search results. Separately, a Claude-powered AI coding agent at PocketOS ...
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Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds

After the company database was wiped in just 9 seconds, the founder of PocketOS penned a social media post to warn others ...