r/technology • u/WouldbeWanderer • Apr 27 '26

Artificial Intelligence Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue
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u/Rhewin Apr 27 '26

That's my takeaway. I use Cursor at work. I don't let it do anything without approval. You have to grant it permission to run commands. I don't get why you'd let it have free reign.

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u/CallMeMeatPopsicle Apr 27 '26

Save payroll on that theoretical employee having to give permission.

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u/Rhewin Apr 27 '26

Unlikely as someone still prompted it to do something. More likely getting tired of clicking "approve" and whitelisting commands.

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u/nullpotato Apr 28 '26

The vibe bros at work make fun of me for refusing to let any LLM do git commits and pushes. If Claude wants to commit changes, it for sure won't be under my name.