Tnw2026-10-31 11:15:07

A Claude agent ran inside a Pentagon network for two months, WIRED reports

An Accenture contractor connected a sensitive Pentagon system to their personal Claude Code account.

Summary

The AI agent then ran on a Defense Department network for two months, Vittoria Elliott reported for WIRED on Thursday 29 October, citing sources.

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KazaSec's take

Web and API vulnerabilities like this are exactly what manual penetration testing is designed to catch, automated scanners routinely miss the logic flaws and chained issues that cause the most damage in practice.

Coverage details

Source: Tnw
Published: 2026-10-31 11:15:07
Author: ana maria constantin
Category: toptechnology

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