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Coverage dated October 26, 2026 to October 27, 2026

Former DOGE staffers say they just hacked Anthropic in less than 12 hours

Headline from Fast Company

A cybersecurity firm run by former members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it has broken into internal data and messaging systems at Anthropic. Perhaps even more surprising, though, is its claim that it did so in less than 12 hours.

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  1. Gizmodo

    Former DOGE Staffers’ New Startup Claims It Hacked Anthropic (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The AI agents took less than 12 hours to hack into Anthropic, the report says.

  2. Quartz

    Ex-DOGE startup's AI agents broke into Anthropic's business systems in less than 12 hours (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Anthropic says the researchers reached a limited set of sales, HR and IT systems but not Claude conversations, source code or model weights

  3. Fast Company

    Former DOGE staffers say they just hacked Anthropic in less than 12 hours (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    A cybersecurity firm run by former members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it has broken into internal data and messaging systems at Anthropic. Perhaps even more surprising, though, is its claim that it did so in less than 12 hours.