House panels seek testimony from Anthropic, Google, Quantum Xchange after report on PRC-linked AI attack – Industrial Cyber

Members of the U.S. House Committee have sent letters to Anthropic, Google, and Quantum Xchange, requesting that representatives from each company testify at a joint subcommittee hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 17. The letters point to a recent Anthropic report that outlines a major shift in how cyberattacks can now be carried out.

Initiated by Andrew R. Garbarino, a New York Republican and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman, Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman, and Josh Brecheen, an Oklahoma Republican and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman, the upcoming hearing will examine how advances in emerging technology like AI, quantum computing, and hyperscale cloud infrastructure are transforming both the nation’s defensive cybersecurity posture and expanding the operational capabilities of our foreign adversaries, like the People’s Republic of…