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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. 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…

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  1. 2026-10-31 11:15 · The Next Web
    A Claude agent ran inside a Pentagon network for two months, WIRED reports

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