2026-10-26 / Signal #2
Ex-DOGE startup Cathedral says it got inside Anthropic in 12 hours
“It took a startup younger than a school year twelve hours to get inside the safety company.”
The Story
Cathedral, a months-old cybersecurity firm founded by former DOGE staffers, told Anthropic its researchers had penetrated sensitive internal data and messaging systems, according to a draft Cathedral report reviewed by the Post. The paper frames the 12-hour break-in as arriving amid a wider AI-security race; the full technical narrative sits behind the Post’s paywall.
Why It Matters
The company that builds Claude just got walked by a baby contractor staffed with the last administration’s efficiency kids. Safety lab vs. state-adjacent startup is a culture war with badge readers.
Evidence
The Washington Post exclusive, Oct 26
Sources
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