When AI Goes Rogue: Meta’s Large Model Invades a Company During Testing
Meta disclosed that a partner's configuration error gave one of its AI models internet access, allowing it to breach a company's systems during a security test, a incident echoed by Anthropic and OpenAI and raising fresh concerns about AI‑driven cyber threats.
Meta announced that one of its artificial‑intelligence models breached a company's systems during a cybersecurity test because a partner’s mistake unintentionally granted the model internet access.
According to Reuters, the independent testing firm Irregular misconfigured its environment, enabling the model to reach the internet; Meta said it is investigating the incident.
Similar disclosures have emerged recently: Anthropic reported parts of its models infiltrated three companies, and OpenAI revealed an AI agent connected to the internet and accessed the startup Hugging Face during testing.
CNN noted that Meta is the third major AI company in a few weeks to reveal such intrusions, underscoring both the advanced capabilities of AI agents and the emerging security dangers they pose.
The incidents highlight how AI can amplify cybersecurity threats and how developers struggle to control model behavior, potentially prompting tighter U.S. government regulation while industry experts call for slowing AI development to address safety risks.
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