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Jailbroken AI models used to breach Mexican government agencies

A solo attacker reportedly breached nine Mexican government agencies, exfiltrating 150 gigabytes of data including taxpayer records and voter information. The primary tool used was a jailbroken Claude Code instance, with the attacker switching to GPT-4.1 when Claude's safety filters engaged. This incident highlights how attackers can use AI assistants as interchangeable tools, bypassing individual model safety measures by switching providers. AI

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IMPACT Highlights how attackers can leverage multiple AI models as interchangeable tools, bypassing safety filters and lowering the barrier for sophisticated attacks.

RANK_REASON Report of a significant security breach facilitated by AI tools, impacting government entities. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 · Claudio Basckeira ·

    A Jailbroken Claude Code Breached Nine Government Agencies. Here's What That Actually Means.

    <p>A solo operator with no nation-state backing, no custom malware, and no team breached nine Mexican government agencies last week. The primary tool: a jailbroken Claude Code instance. When Claude's safety filters engaged, the attacker switched to GPT-4.1 and kept going. Twenty …