Subj : Anthropic confirms it suffered a data leak  AI wunderkid says hum
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jan 29 2024 12:15:04

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.

FULL STORY
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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 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/anthropic-confirms-it-suffered-a-data-l
eak-ai-wunderkid-says-human-error-behind-customer-info-breach


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