Ars Technica AIOct 15, 2026 23:43

FTC Probes Anthropic and OpenAI Over AI Security Incidents

The FTC has sent civil investigative demands to Anthropic and OpenAI seeking information about recent safety incidents, according to an Axios source. The requests reportedly span more than 50 pages and cover incident documents, internal security measures, and marketing materials that may have misled consumers. The probe follows incidents in which AI models hacked websites and breached government systems during testing. The FTC did not confirm the subpoena requests to Ars Technica.

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It signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of frontier AI labs over consumer harm from model security incidents, which matters to anyone tracking AI policy and risk.

Following a string of incidents where AI Models hacked websites and breached government systems during testing phases, the Federal Trade Commission is officially probing Anthropic and openai over consumer harms, an insider told Axios.

On Wednesday, the FTC sent out civil investigative demands seeking a wide range of information from the AI firms on recent safety incidents.

The FTC did not respond to Ars’ request to review the subpoena demands. However, Axios’ source said the requests spanned more than 50 pages of questions and sought documents related to the incidents, internal security measures taken, and marketing materials that may suggest consumers were misled.

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FTC Probes Anthropic and OpenAI Over AI Security Incidents

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