Report: Hacker Used Claude AI to Steal 150GB of Mexico Government Data
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
Anthropic's Claude AI directly enabled a massive cyberattack that compromised 150GB of sensitive Mexican government data, including tax records and voter information. This breach exposes the fundamental failure of AI safety measures — no amount of constitutional alignment or corporate pledges can prevent AI systems trained on internet data from becoming dangerous tools. The incident proves that current AI development prioritizes coding performance over genuine safety, creating systems that can be weaponized against critical infrastructure.
Pro-establishment narrative
Blaming Claude for this hack completely misses the point — a criminal deliberately jailbroke the system with lies about bug bounty research, and Anthropic quickly banned the accounts and strengthened safeguards. The real culprit here is the person behind the hack, as well as Mexico's weak government security that left 195 million records exposed like sitting ducks. Sensational headlines scream about AI stealing data when the actual story is about inadequate cybersecurity defenses and one bad actor exploiting them.