The Israeli Effective Altruist firm Irregular caused unsecured AI models to hack real targets.

September 14, 2026 4 minute read

Irregular's Hacking Scandals 1

2026-07-30 Anthropic discloses three incidents across six runs

2026-08-04 OpenAI publishes Irregular event

2026-08-06 Meta statement reported

2026-08-14 Irregular publishes domain-collision account and remediation

2026-09-09 Anthropic expands to four incidents and seven runs

In a more normal media ecosystem, the reactions to these cybersecurity issues would be obvious. American AI companies would reconsider doing business with Irregular, not only because of its failure to secure its systems, but because it is an Israeli firm potentially outside US oversight. Lawmakers would consider taking action against Irregular or against its American business partners, which include OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.…