Anthropic confirms it suffered a data leak AI wunderkid says human error behind customer info breach

Date:
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:11:22 +0000

Description:
Anthropic contractor mistakenly breaches file with sensitive information including people's names and accounts receivable information.

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Anthropic has confirmed it recently suffered a data leak when a contractor mistakenly sent a file with sensitive data to an unauthorized third party.

The news was confirmed in a letter sent to affected customers of the LLM and chatbot firm seen by VentureBeat , which also spoke to company representatives.

The Anthropic representative said the company became aware of the incident on January 22. Our investigation shows this was an isolated incident caused by human error not a breach of Anthropic systems, the spokesperson said. We
have notified affected customers and provided them with the relevant
guidance. Watch out for phishing

In the letter sent to affected customers, the company said that the leaked data included names (as maintained in Anthropics systems), and accounts receivable information as of December 31, 2023.

This information did not include sensitive personal data, including banking
or payment information, or prompts/outputs, the letter reads. Based on our investigation to date, the contractors actions were an isolated error that didnt arise from or result in any of our systems being breached. We also
arent aware of any malicious behavior arising out of this disclosure.

In other words, the contractor made a mistake, which is not that uncommon. Sending sensitive data to unauthorized third parties in error is one of the most common types of data leaks today.

Still, Anthropic urged its customers to be vigilant, especially if they receive any communication appearing to come from Anthropic, such as requests for payment, requests to amend payment instructions, emails containing suspicious links, requests for credentials or passwords, or other unusual requests.

We sincerely regret that this incident occurred and any disruption it might have caused you, the company concluded. Our team is on standby to provide support. More from TechRadar Pro Chinese hackers quietly exploited a VMware zero-day for two years Here's a list of the best firewalls around today These are the best endpoint security tools right now



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