/
Navigation
C
Chronicles
Browse all articles
C
E
Explore
Semantic exploration
E
R
Research
Entity momentum
R
N
Nexus
Correlations & relationships
N
~
Story Arc
Topic evolution
S
Drift Map
Semantic trajectory animation
D
P
Posts
Analysis & commentary
P
Browse
@
Entities
Companies, people, products, technologies
Domains
Browse by publication source
Handles
Browse by social media handle
Detection
?
Concept Search
Semantic similarity search
!
High Impact Stories
Top coverage by position
+
Sentiment Analysis
Positive/negative coverage
*
Anomaly Detection
Unusual coverage patterns
Analysis
vs
Rivalry Report
Compare two entities head-to-head
/\
Semantic Pivots
Narrative discontinuities
!!
Crisis Response
Event recovery patterns
Connected
Nav: C E R N
Search: /
Command: ⌘K
Embeddings: large
VOICE ARCHIVE

Zachary Cohen

@zcohencnn
15 posts
2026-02-27
“Two such use cases have never been included in our contracts with the Department of War, and we believe they should not be included now.” [image]
2026-02-27 View on X
Anthropic

Dario Amodei says Anthropic cannot “in good conscience” accede to DOD's request to remove safeguards and will work to ensure a smooth transition if offboarded

I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.

“Two such use cases have never been included in our contracts with the Department of War, and we believe they should not be included now.” [image]
2026-02-27 View on X
Axios

President Trump calls Anthropic a “radical left, woke company” and says he is directing every federal agency in the US to stop using its products

The Trump administration has decided to blacklist Anthropic in the most consequential and controversial policy decision to date …

2026-02-25
The Pentagon, which has a $200 million contract with Anthropic, wants the company to lift its restrictions for the military to be able to use the model for “all lawful use,” per 2 sources. But Anthropic has concerns over two issues that it isn't willing to drop, the source said:
2026-02-25 View on X
Reuters

Source: Anthropic has no intention of easing Claude usage restrictions for military purposes, following Dario Amodei's meeting with Pete Hegseth

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter …

The Pentagon, which has a $200 million contract with Anthropic, wants the company to lift its restrictions for the military to be able to use the model for “all lawful use,” per 2 sources. But Anthropic has concerns over two issues that it isn't willing to drop, the source said:
2026-02-25 View on X
Axios

Sources: DOD told Anthropic it will invoke the Defense Production Act or label Anthropic a “supply chain risk”, if not given unfettered Claude access by Friday

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access …

2024-08-13
The FBI & other investigators probing apparent hack-and-leak of Trump campaign documents, which Donald Trump has blamed on Iran, suspect that the hackers were able to compromise personal email account of someone associated w/ campaign, 2 sources told CNN. https://www.cnn.com/...
2024-08-13 View on X
Washington Post

The FBI is investigating an alleged Trump campaign hack; sources say the agency is probing suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris

Is Harris pulling ahead of Trump? Martin Matishak / The Record : FBI says it is investigating purported Trump campaign hack Victor Nava / New York Post : FBI investigating alleged ...

UPDATE: FBI & other investigators probing apparent hack-and-leak of Trump campaign documents, which Donald Trump has blamed on Iran, suspect hackers were able to compromise the personal email account of longtime Republican & Trump operative ROGER STONE — @snlyngaas & @KristenhCNN
2024-08-13 View on X
Washington Post

The FBI is investigating an alleged Trump campaign hack; sources say the agency is probing suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris

Is Harris pulling ahead of Trump? Martin Matishak / The Record : FBI says it is investigating purported Trump campaign hack Victor Nava / New York Post : FBI investigating alleged ...

2021-12-07
As noted below, CNN reported this summer that the US government had taken offensive action in response to ransomware, including compromising & surveilling cybercriminal networks, according to sources familiar with the situation. https://twitter.com/...
2021-12-07 View on X
New York Times

US investigators traced ransomware payments back to companies in the Moscow skyscraper Federation Tower East, suggesting Russia tolerates ransomware operators

2021-12-06
As noted below, CNN reported this summer that the US government had taken offensive action in response to ransomware, including compromising & surveilling cybercriminal networks, according to sources familiar with the situation. https://twitter.com/...
2021-12-06 View on X
New York Times

The head of US Cyber Command says the US military has “taken actions” against ransomware groups, the first public acknowledgement of the offensive measures

Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence …

2021-07-02
US & UK officials believe the hacking campaign likely continues today. Routine intel collection is this group's “bread & butter,” per @JohnHultquist, who notes these incidents don't necessarily presage operations like hack & leak campaigns. https://www.cnn.com/...
2021-07-02 View on X
The Record

NSA, FBI, and others say Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has been using Kubernetes to run brute force attacks on US and foreign organizations since mid-2019

essentially, trying different passwords until the attackers gained access — and then use other known software vulnerabilities to steal emails, compromise other accounts and collect...

The campaign began in mid-2019 & aspects of it have been publicly reported before but this is the first time the US government has attributed the operation to Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU. https://www.cnn.com/...
2021-07-02 View on X
The Record

NSA, FBI, and others say Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has been using Kubernetes to run brute force attacks on US and foreign organizations since mid-2019

essentially, trying different passwords until the attackers gained access — and then use other known software vulnerabilities to steal emails, compromise other accounts and collect...

2021-01-04
New: As US officials grapple w/ fallout from hack of government & private sector systems, questions are swirling about whether the agency tasked with protecting the nation from cyberattacks is up to the job. First story of 2021 w/ @vmsalama & @b_fung https://www.cnn.com/...
2021-01-04 View on X
New York Times

Sources: investigators are checking if SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in Czechia, Poland, and Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering

Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.

2021-01-03
New: As US officials grapple w/ fallout from hack of government & private sector systems, questions are swirling about whether the agency tasked with protecting the nation from cyberattacks is up to the job. First story of 2021 w/ @vmsalama & @b_fung https://www.cnn.com/...
2021-01-03 View on X
New York Times

Sources: investigators are checking if SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in Czechia, Poland, and Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering

Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.

2020-10-14
“A quiet beneficiary of Donald Trump's details-be-damned leadership philosophy, Nakasone has found himself with unparalleled, historic power ...” Really good profile of @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA by @vermontgmg. https://twitter.com/...
2020-10-14 View on X
Wired

Profile of General Paul Nakasone, the four-star general who is in charge of both Cyber Command and the NSA, one of the most powerful roles in intelligence

Meet General Paul Nakasone.  He reined in chaos at the NSA and taught the US military how to launch pervasive cyberattacks. Tweets: @ericgeller , @dnvolz , @zcohencnn , @dnvolz , @...

2020-09-02
As we've previously reported, federal election security officials have not articulated a plan to address misinformation coming from US political orgs or politicians themselves (including Trump). State officials rely heavily on tech companies to remove deceptive content. https://twitter.com/...
2020-09-02 View on X
CNN

Donald Trump, his campaign's “War Room” account, Steve Scalise, and Dan Scavino recently shared misleading videos; Twitter labeled three as “manipulated media”

2020-04-26
The Dept. of Health & Human Services — which oversees the CDC — has been struck by a surge of daily cyber attacks by foreign hackers, sources tell CNN. US officials are pointing the finger at China. New w/ @MarquardtA https://www.cnn.com/...
2020-04-26 View on X
CNN

US officials say government agencies, hospitals, research labs, and pharma companies are being targeted by Chinese hackers trying to steal coronavirus research

which oversees the CDC — has been struck by a surge of daily cyber attacks by foreign hackers, sources tell CNN. US officials are pointing the finger at China. New w/ @MarquardtA h...