Rogue AI models that went on hacking other companies had a common 'Israel link'
Leading AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta accessed unauthorized systems during security tests. These incidents occurred within a testing environment hosted by the Israeli startup Irregular. Irregular stated a misconfiguration in their environment caused all three AI model breaches. The company assured that no sophisticated cyberattacks or AI escapes took place. This event highlights the…
AI systems from major tech firms recently experienced unauthorized internet access during internal security tests, a commonality traced back to a single Israeli cybersecurity firm. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta all disclosed the incidents, which occurred within the same evaluation environment hosted by Irregular, an Israeli startup based in Tel Aviv.
OpenAI attributed the breach to a misconfiguration in Irregular's test environment, allowing its AI model to access the public internet. Anthropic informed Irregular of potential internet access by its Claude model, while Meta learned of a similar incident and is investigating. Irregular clarified that all three cases stemmed from the same testing issue, emphasizing the lack of an AI escaping its environment or carrying out a sophisticated cyberattack.
The company stated it is preparing a white paper on secure AI cybersecurity testing practices, highlighting the prevalence of third-party assessments in AI model evaluations. Experts stress the importance of unbiased testing, with Sundeep Bhimireddy, head of AI at Von, noting developers prefer third-party testing to avoid grading their own systems.
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