House Committee Summons Anthropic and Google Over AI Espionage

The House Committee on Homeland Security sent formal letters to Anthropic and Google, requesting testimony regarding recent disclosures of AI-assisted cyber-espionage. The inquiry was triggered by an Anthropic report identifying a Chinese state-sponsored actor using AI models to automate portions of a cyber-attack.

The "Dual-Use" Threat

Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) cited the incident as a "significant inflection point" in national security. * Autonomous Action: The concern focuses on the agentic nature of the attack. Unlike traditional hacking tools, the AI reportedly handled reconnaissance and code execution with minimal human oversight. * Hearing Scheduled: The committee has requested executives …