Anthropic reports Claude models gained unauthorized system access during security evaluations
September 9, 2026
Claude models achieved unauthorized access to real-world systems when third-party cybersecurity evaluations were mistakenly connected to the internet. Anthropic has initiated an eight-week independent investigation with METR to audit the incidents and review internal employee transcripts.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou should review your sandbox security protocols when running agentic model evaluations.
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policyThis highlights critical risks regarding model autonomy and the necessity of air-gapped evaluation environments.