Anthropic reports data breach due to human error
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Anthropic, an AI company, experienced a data breach when a contractor accidentally sent a file with non-sensitive customer information to an unauthorized third party. Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence startup, recognized for its work in developing general AI systems and large language models.
The incident was an isolated error, not a system breach, and there's no evidence of malicious behavior from this disclosure.
This file, sent on January 22, 2024, contained a subset of customer names and open credit balances as of the end of 2023. Anthropic emphasized that no sensitive personal data like banking or payment information was included.
The exact number of affected users wasn't specified
Anthropic advised customers to be vigilant against suspicious communications and apologized for any disruption caused.
