An AI agent deleted a company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confessed it 'guessed' instead of asking

Simon Batt· Apr 28, 2026 · 1:27 PM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

The business owner didn't get a single prompt about the deletion.

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