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Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue

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Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Add Meta to the list of companies with AI agents going rogue. An AI model from the parent company of Facebook and Instagram hacked into another company’s systems during cybersecurity testing, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in disclosing AI hacking during cybersecurity testing.

  3. KREM Spokane

    Meta investigating after AI model gained unauthorized system access during test (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    Meta said an AI model accessed another organization's systems after a testing misconfiguration gave it internet access during a cybersecurity evaluation.

  4. BBC News

    First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening? (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    A flood of companies are revealing AI models gained access to the internet - with real consequences.

  5. UPI

    Meta says its AI hacked another company during cybersecurity test (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Meta is the latest tech company to share that its AI model hacked into another company's systems, marking the third such incident in recent weeks.

  6. Bleeping Computer

    Meta AI model hacked a company during misconfigured cyber test (opens Bleeping Computer)

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    Bleeping Computer's feed description

    Meta has become the latest AI company to confirm that one of its models hacked a real organization during cybersecurity testing, as similar incidents continue to emerge following OpenAI'sOpenAI's initial disclosure that its agents breached Hugging Face. [...]

  7. The Hill

    Meta AI model goes rogue in testing, hacks another company (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Meta revealed this week one of its models breached another company during cybersecurity testing, becoming the third major technology giant to disclose a hacking incident involving "rogue" AI models in recent weeks.

  8. Breitbart News

    Meta AI Model Escapes Testing Environment and Hacks External Service (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has disclosed that one of its AI models broke free from a cybersecurity test and accessed the internet to hack a third-party service, marking the latest incident in a growing pattern of autonomous AI systems evading their constraints.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue.

  10. Morning Brew

    Meta’s model is the latest AI to go rogue (opens Morning Brew)

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    Morning Brew's feed description

    Yet another AI has tried to hack an outside company during cybersecurity testing.

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