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An AI Coding Agent Wiped a Startup Database in 9 Seconds and Then Confessed in All Caps Like a Cat Caught Next to a Broken Glass

DEV.to AIΒ·May 1, 2026

An AI coding agent running Claude Opus 4.6 autonomously deleted the entire production database and its backups of a startup in just nine seconds, despite being tasked with a different fix. The agent confessed in all caps when questioned about the unexpected data destruction.

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