Anthropic report: Iran used Claude to target Navy bases and run influence ops
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-11
An Anthropic threat report reveals Iran-linked actors used Claude to help target US Navy bases, automate dossiers on Americans, and run influence campaigns on US social media. The operators reportedly uploaded everything to the chats — including organizational plans for the Ayatollah's funeral — getting themselves fully exposed in the report. The reshare mocks both sides' wartime AI misuse.
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