Claude AI Agent Confesses to Wiping a Company's Database and All Backups

Claude AI Agent Confesses to Wiping a Company's Entire Database and All Backups in Seconds by Tim Sweezy — Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT Comments scrollToComments = function () { var o = document.querySelector('[data-spotim-module="conversation"'), e = document.querySelector('[data-spot-im-module-default-area="conversation"]'), t = o || e; t && t.scrollIntoView({ alignToTop: !0, behavior: "smooth" }) }; window.addEventListener('load', () => { if (window.location.hash === '#conversation') { var newURL = window.location.href.split('#')[0]; history.pushState(null, null, newURL); scrollToComments(); } }); The world remains abuzz about AI’s potential to contribute to the greater good of humanity.

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