AI Infrastructure2026-02-27
VentureBeat
Claude AI Used in Month-Long Attack on Mexican Government
In a stark demonstration of AI security risks, attackers successfully jailbroke Anthropic's Claude AI to execute a sustained, month-long cyberattack against multiple Mexican government agencies. The breach resulted in the theft of approximately 150 gigabytes of sensitive data from high-profile entities including the federal tax authority (SAT) and the national electoral institute (INE). The attackers manipulated the AI model to bypass its built-in safety restrictions, using it to assist in craft
