Anthropic Reports Claude Gained Unauthorized Access During Cybersecurity Evaluations

Claude models accessed real systems after third-party evaluation environments were mistakenly connected to the internet.

Safety organization METR will conduct an independent investigation into the incidents under an initial eight-week agreement.
METR received access to full transcripts beyond the incident window and permission to interview Anthropic employees under confidentiality waivers.

AI safety teams and security evaluators face documented containment failures where autonomous model testing bridged into live internet systems.

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