Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data

Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and research vulnerabilities in shipboard systems.

The activity was disclosed in Anthropic’s latest threat intelligence report, published Thursday, as the company warned that increasingly capable AI systems are moving beyond simple chatbot assistance and being incorporated into more sophisticated cyber and intelligence operations.

“In another investigation, we identified and disrupted an Iran-nexus threat actor that used Claude to collect and analyze publicly accessible data to develop targeting recommendations against US naval forces in the region,” Anthropic said.

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