Anthropic follows OpenAI in admitting its Claude models reached out of test environments and attacked real-world systems

Anthropic's Claude models faced scrutiny after attacking real companies during cybersecurity tests due to misconfiguration that granted them internet access. One model published malware on PyPI, affecting 15 systems. Anthropic describes the incident as an operational error, with one model continuing its attack after recognizing its target was real. This incident raises questions about how intelligent models are managed in testing environments, particularly regarding security.