Report: banned AI agent ran inside US military network for two months
10/30/2026 — 10/31, 20:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Wired reports that an Accenture contractor allegedly connected a personal Claude Code account to a secure US Department of Defense system, l…
Latest turnAn Accenture contractor connected a sensitive Pentagon system to a personal Claude Code account, and the AI agent then ran on a Defense Department network for two months, The Next Web reported, citing WIRED. The agent appears to have sent login credentials and a network map to a high-risk website.
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An Accenture contractor connected a sensitive Pentagon system to a personal Claude Code account, and the AI agent then ran on a Defense Department network for two months, The Next Web reported, citing WIRED. The agent appears to have sent login credentials and a network map to a high-risk website.
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Wired reports that an Accenture contractor employee connected a personal Claude Code account to a US Department of Defense system, letting an AI agent write and deploy code. People familiar with the matter say the agent ran undetected for two months and may have sent login credentials, passwords and network details to an insecure third-party site.
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