Security · 30 October 2026
Accenture employee’s Claude agent accessed secure Pentagon system for two months
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DoD network for two months, sending CUI—including login credentials—to a high‑risk third‑party site before the vulnerability was patched.
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