Anthropic Report Reveals Iran Used AI to Target U.S. Navy and Israeli Individuals
A recent 154-page report by AI company Anthropic has revealed that Iran repeatedly utilized American-made artificial intelligence systems, specifically Anthropic's flagship product Claude, to target U.S. naval forces in the region, Israeli and Jewish diaspora organizations, and to develop phishing strategies domestically. An 'Iran-nexus threat actor' reportedly used Claude to generate targeting recommendations against U.S. Navy assets. This involved identifying and tracking naval positions, compiling rosters of U.S. personnel from public photographs, gathering ship and aircraft transponder identifiers, using commercial satellite-imagery query scripts, and inventorying public websites exposing U.S. naval movements. The actor also researched vulnerabilities in shipboard systems, including maritime VSAT terminals, Cisco communications equipment, and industrial control products. Additionally, Iran developed an 'automated, open-source intelligence identity-profiling harness' to target hundreds of Israeli govern...