Accenture Contractor’s Claude Agent Ran on a Pentagon Network
The agent wrote code and set up cloud servers, while login credentials and a network map may have been sent to a high-risk website, WIRED reported.
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Accenture contractor’s Claude agent ran on a Pentagon network
An Accenture contractor connected a sensitive Pentagon system to their personal Claude Code account. The AI agent then ran on a Defense Department network for two months, Vittoria Elliott reported for WIRED on Thursday 29 October, citing sources. The agent appears to have sent login credentials and a network map to a high-risk website, the […] This story continues at The Next Web
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
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I.I. has been working on the U.S. Department of Defense's closed network for two months. The Pentagon Contractor has connected I.E. Claude Code to the U.S. Department of Defense's secure system, threatening the official data. This is being reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to Wired. How did artificial intelligence end up in the military network? A member of the global consulting company Accenture has connected the closed working system to h…
Accenture Contractor Allegedly Gave Claude AI Agent Access to Secure Pentagon Network | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting
An Accenture employee allegedly gave a personal Claude Code AI agent administrative access to a secure U.S. Department of Defense environment, allowing it to write and deploy code. The agent reportedly operated for about two months and appears to have sent credentials and network details to an outside website. Accenture disputes the allegations, saying an […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
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