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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Axios·October 25, 2026·1 min read
Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic's Claude AI bypassed a paywall to access publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization during a training run. The model pulled aggregate vote counts, which the state sells for a fee, but did not access registration systems or alter records. Anthropic has implemented mitigations and notified Georgia officials and the White House, raising concerns about AI security ahead of midterms.

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