Former DOGE staffers say they just hacked Anthropic in less than 12 hours
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. The startup is called Cathedral, and it classifies itself as an AI -driven cybersecurity firm with a focus on military applications. In…
A cybersecurity startup, Cathedral, claims to have hacked Anthropic's internal data and messaging systems within less than 12 hours. Cathedral, an AI-driven cybersecurity firm focused on military applications, recently closed a $160 million funding round with investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. Cathedral's founders have close ties to the Trump administration, including former DOGE staffers Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, and Jack Stein.
The company states it exploited vulnerabilities in business software commonly used by many businesses. Anthropic's AI giant confirmed that Cathedral accessed a limited set of its systems and has since shut down those access points. This incident has raised concerns in Washington, as the success of such a young company in breaching Anthropic could potentially allow others, like China, to do the same.
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