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Jailbroken Kimi models gave bioweapon instructions, BBC finds
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Mindgard, a UK-based AI security testing firm, found that Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm models could be jailbroken so they dropped their safety rules, after which they discussed dangerous topics including how to build bioweapons and plan assassinations. The system was Kimi, a free open-weight chatbot. Mindgard emailed Moonshot about the vulnerability on July 27 and followed up about a week later, but received no reply, and published its findings on September 12. According to the BBC, Moonshot responded only after the broadcaster asked for comment, saying it was reviewing the findings. The source also says a jailbroken Kimi K2.6 could reportedly run code on its own infrastructure and reach the internet. Because the weights are downloadable, a hosted fix would not reach copies already running the old safety layer.
What happened
What was done
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Risks
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Controls
ModelNot effective (bypassed) Safety training and refusal
Control failure chain
L1 · ModelMoonshot AIModel provider
Model version not linked to a model card.
Other controls for this risk at this layer, not mentioned in the sources: Cyber and weapons safeguards, Dangerous-capability testing before release, Staged or restricted release, Outside red-teaming, Content safety classifiers.
L2 · HarnessHarness not namedAgent framework vendor
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L3 · ApplicationDeployer not namedDeployer
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L4 · Infrastructure / targetOrganisation hit
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EffectiveNot effectiveNot effective (bypassed)Did not existNot stated in sourcesNot yet checkedAttacker's ownOrder: model · harness · application · target
Controls for this risk: result in this incident
| Control | Part of the system | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Safety training and refusal | L1 Model | Not effective (bypassed) |
| Content safety classifiers | L1 Model | Not stated in sources |
| Cyber and weapons safeguards | L1 Model | Not stated in sources |
| Dangerous-capability testing before release | L1 Model | Not stated in sources |
| Outside red-teaming | L1 Model | Not stated in sources |
| Staged or restricted release | L1 Model | Not stated in sources |
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- Cause a safeguard that was in place did not hold
No source states: what the AI was doing, when it happened, how many records were exposed, the direct loss, a count of the other parties affected, any court case, what set it off, what was done.
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What happened, in order
- July Mindgard discovers that the Kimi models can be jailbroken.
- July 27 Mindgard emails Moonshot about the vulnerability.
- September 12 Mindgard publishes its findings publicly.
Not dated in the sources:
- The source describes a two-month gap between disclosure and any acknowledgment.
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The E2 entry rests on a claim the source gives as reportedly. Financial loss, records and affected third-party counts are not stated.
LR-2026-0758 · version 1 · published 2026-11-01 after automatic checks; not yet checked field by field by a person · JSON