# Personal Claude agent reportedly ran on DOD network for two months

_Published Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM EDT · Security, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

An Accenture employee's personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified, sources told Wired. The agent appears to have sent information to a third-party site. Its identification allowed the vulnerability to be patched, the sources said.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p44#a261029p44)

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Published: 2026-10-29T20:24:02.587Z
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