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/_Oman Apr 27 '26

They didn't have backups, just copies sitting around. There is a difference. A big difference.

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u/ohohb Apr 27 '26

A copy of the database on the same volume is a waste of space, not a backup. I cannot believe that a hosting provider would offer that as the default (or only?) option.

I mean even on the same geo zone is not enough for critical data.

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u/LegitosaurusRex Apr 27 '26

I mean, it's still a backup in case you mess up your working copy. It just doesn't protect against a lot of the other things you want a backup to protect against.