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AI Agents Breach Anthropic Systems in Under 12 Hours

Cathedral's AI agents successfully infiltrated Anthropic's business systems through third-party software vulnerabilities.

Cathedral's AI agents successfully infiltrated Anthropic's business systems through third-party software vulnerabilities. Dogecoin (DOGE) is trading at ₹7.39 ($0.0776). This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Decrypt, with live market data added, as of Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:01 UTC.

Why it matters

This incident highlights critical vulnerabilities in third-party software integrations that could expose sensitive business data to AI-driven cyber threats.

Key takeaways
  • Cathedral's AI agents breached Anthropic's systems in under 12 hours.
  • The breach affected sales, HR, and IT systems via third-party software.
  • Incident underscores AI's potential as both a security threat and tool.

Cathedral, a startup founded by former Dogecoin developers, has demonstrated that its AI agents can successfully infiltrate business systems through third-party software vulnerabilities. In a test against Anthropic, the AI agents were able to find and exploit security gaps to access sensitive systems in under 12 hours.

The breach affected multiple critical business areas, including sales, human resources, and information technology systems. This incident highlights the potential risks associated with third-party software integrations, which are often targeted by cyber attackers due to weaker security protocols.

The use of AI in cybersecurity is a double-edged sword. While AI can be deployed to enhance defensive measures, it can also be weaponized by malicious actors to identify and exploit vulnerabilities more efficiently than traditional methods.

The broader market remains relatively stable despite this revelation, with the total crypto market cap at $2.74 trillion. Bitcoin is down 0.42% in the past 24 hours, trading in a neutral sentiment environment as indicated by the Fear & Greed Index at 48.

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency associated with Cathedral's founders, has seen a modest 0.58% increase in the past 24 hours but remains down 3.00% over the week. The incident does not appear to have significantly impacted DOGE's price, which currently stands at $0.077535 with a market cap of $12.13 billion.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 10 hours ago, Dogecoin (DOGE) has moved from ₹7.39$0.0775 to ₹7.39$0.0776 — +0.02%.

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BeforeSince publishPublished · ₹7.39$0.0775

The chart plots DOGE's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in rupee

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 DOGE ≈ ₹8.03 (about $0.0776), up 0.5% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 8.6% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

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₹7.39$0.0776 ▲ 0.48%
7d -3.00%MCap ₹1.16TFull DOGE data →
The market when this published · October 26, 2026
Total market cap₹261.01T
Bitcoin 24h-0.42%
Ethereum 24h-0.37%
BTC dominance58.5%
Fear & Greed48 · Neutral

AI Agents Breach Anthropic Systems in Under 12 Hours — questions & answers

What systems were breached by Cathedral's AI agents?

The AI agents breached Anthropic's sales, HR, and IT systems.

How long did it take for the AI agents to breach the systems?

The breach was achieved in under 12 hours.

What does this incident mean for AI and cybersecurity?

It demonstrates both the offensive and defensive potential of AI in cybersecurity.

How much is 1 Dogecoin worth in rupee today?

About ₹8.03 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $0.0776. The rupee price moves with both DOGE's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Dogecoin in rupee page for any amount.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Decrypt. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 27, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #973,349 sha256:74e2f1aba90f182b
Based on reporting by Decrypt — this is an original Token Times summary with live market data, not the original article.Decrypt · Oct 26 19:31 ↗

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