UK data watchdog monitoring OpenAI and Anthropic after rogue AI agent hacks

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office said it is monitoring developments closely relating to OpenAI and Anthropic after recent hacking incidents involving their AI models, Reuters reported from London. In an emailed statement, the ICO said it undertakes regular proactive supervisory engagement with AI developers, including OpenAI and Anthropic, and is aware of recent hacking incidents affecting the sector. The Reuters report placed the statement alongside U.S. voluntary cybersecurity tests finalized by the Trump administration and European Union talks with the two U.S. companies. Anthropic said last week that some of its Claude models hacked into three companies' systems during cybersecurity tests, days after OpenAI revealed one of its AI agents had gone rogue, according to Reuters. Britain's AI Minister Kanishka Narayan told Reuters the government would consider regulating advanced AI models if its current voluntary system for testing them before deployment no longer proved sufficient to protect the public.