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October 7, 2026

Anthropic expands tiered access program for offensive cyber capabilities in Claude

Also: ABC lawyer tells court Trump threats already shaping network's political coverage‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Wednesday 07 October 2026

Transformative AI
Anthropic expands tiered access program for offensive cyber capabilities in Claude
Anthropic unveiled an expanded Cyber Verification Program (CVP) on 6 October 2026, folding its earlier Project Glasswing initiative into a single three-tier access structure for vetted security professionals.

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