Meta AI Model Gained Internet Access and Hacked Another Organization’s Network

Meta has disclosed that one of its AI models gained unintended access to the internet during a cybersecurity evaluation and then exploited a vulnerability in another organization’s system. The incident occurred during testing conducted with independent AI security firm Irregular, according to Meta. Meta spokesperson said the event was caused by a misconfiguration in the testing environment. The AI model was supposed to operate in a controlled setting. However, the configuration error gave it access to the open internet. Once connected, the model identified and exploited a security weakness in an unnamed third-party service. Meta has not identified the affected organization or provided technical details about the...

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