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title: "AI coding agent running Claude wiped a startup's database (and its backups) in 9 seconds"
date: 2026-04-28
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description: "PocketOS, which provides software to car rental businesses, was using the agent against live infrastructure rather than keeping it strictly in a test environment. In a ..."
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# AI coding agent running Claude wiped a startup's database (and its backups) in 9 seconds

PocketOS, which provides software to car rental businesses, was using the agent against live infrastructure rather than keeping it strictly in a test environment. In a ...

*Published: 2026-04-28*