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Is it true that a defense contractor employee gave their personal Claude Code account login credentials and admin access on DOD's NIPRNet, where the agent ran for about two months earlier this year before detection?

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No conclusive verdict. A defense contractor employee gave their personal Claude Code account login credentials and admin access on DOD's NIPRNet, where the agent ran for about two months earlier this year before detection, per Wired. The report says the agent sent credentials and a map of NIPRNet to a third-party site fla

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A defense contractor employee gave their personal Claude Code account login credentials and admin access on DOD's NIPRNet, where the agent ran for about two months earlier this year before detection
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Wired
Oct 29, 2026
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Nov 28, 2026 ET

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A defense contractor employee gave their personal Claude Code account login credentials and admin access on DOD's NIPRNet, where the agent ran for about two months earlier this year before detection, per Wired. The report says the agent sent credentials and a map of NIPRNet to a third-party site fla

Source: Wired
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