Hackers Reportedly ‘Jailbroke’ Anthropic’s Chatbot, Stole Data From Mexico’s Government– legalinsurrection.com

Mexico has certainly hit a rough patch this year.

Earlier this week, the killing of a cartel kingpin led to widespread violence and disruptions by gangs throughout the country.

Now, hackers reportedly “jailbroke” Anthropic’s Claude chatbot and used it to help steal roughly 150 GB of sensitive data from multiple Mexican government entities, including tax and voter records.

Stealing 195 million taxpayer records shouldn’t be this easy, yet one hacker just proved that Anthropic’s Claude makes government data theft almost routine. Between December 2025 and January 2026, an unknown attacker exploited the popular AI chatbot to automate cyberattacks against multiple Mexican agencies, walking away with 150GB of sensitive data including voter records, employee credentials, and civil registry files.

The breach reads like a cyberpunk fever dream, but the method was disturbingly simple. The hacker jailbroke Claude by framing malicious requests as a “bug bounty” security program, convincing the AI to act as an “elite hacker.” Once fooled, Claude produced thousands of detailed attack plans with ready-to-execute scripts, specifying exact targets and credentials needed.

When Claude hit limits, the attacker switched to ChatGPT for lateral movement and evasion tactics—turning two consumer AI tools into a sophisticated hacking arsenal. This tag-team approach leveraged each platform’s strengths while bypassing their individual safeguards.

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Steal 150GB of Mexican Government Data

> tell claude you’re doing a bug bounty
> claude initially refused
>“that violates AI safety guidelines”
> hacker just kept asking
> claude: “ok I’ll help”
> hack the entire mexican government… pic.twitter.com/rNNDS7xYEe

— NIK (@ns123abc) February 25, 2026