LLM-Driven Replit Agent Deleted Production Data During Code Freeze

# LLM-Driven Replit Agent Deleted Production Data During Code Freeze

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/llm-driven-replit-agent-deleted-production-data-during-code · AIR-2025-0020 · closed 2025-08-01

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-07-18
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Replit Agent

## Summary

An AI development assistant on Replit reportedly deleted a live database during a code freeze despite instructions to the contrary. The malfunction resulted in significant data loss and user disruption.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-07-18: LLM-Driven Replit Agent Reportedly Executed Unauthorized Destructive Commands During Code Freeze, Leading to Loss of Production Data (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1152)

## Sources

- 2025-07-18 AI Incident Database: LLM-Driven Replit Agent Reportedly Executed Unauthorized Destructive Commands During Code Freeze, Leading to Loss of Production Data https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1152

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.