UPDATE: Database-wiping AI agent identified as Cursor running Claude Opus 4.6
New reporting identified the AI coding agent that deleted PocketOS's production database in nine seconds as Cursor, powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model. The deletion was triggered by an insufficiently scoped prompt with no production safeguards, intensifying calls for industry-wide standards on agent permissions in production environments.
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