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Cobalt

Offensive security platform and testing services

cobalt.io

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2013
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 200–600

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Latest news about Cobalt

In short: Cobalt expanded its offensive security platform with new AI-driven capabilities and released research highlighting the increased risks of AI apps.

Company announcements

June 15 Cobalt

Cobalt CTO comments on US crackdown on Anthropic AI models

The US government banned foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's latest models, citing national security. Gunter Ollmann noted AI compresses attack timelines.

June 11 Cobalt

Cobalt created a Security Program Manager role for AI challenges

The role embeds senior practitioners in customer accounts to manage testing programs, improve remediation governance, and build executive reporting frameworks, addressing bottlenecks from AI-augmented assessments.

June 11 Cobalt

Cobalt warns of active exploitation of Langflow vulnerability

The path traversal flaw (CVE-2026-5027) enables unauthenticated file writes and potential remote code execution.

May 15 Cobalt

Cobalt comments on new Linux privilege escalation flaw Fragnesia

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-46300, allows local attackers to gain root privileges. PoC exploit is available.

Media coverage

May 13 Techmeme

Havoc, which offers autonomous boats and software to control thousands of vessels at once, raised a $100M Series A led by Cobalt and Boardman Bay

Monica Hunter-Hart / Forbes: Havoc, which offers autonomous boats and software to control thousands of vessels at once, raised a $100M Series A led by...

April 16 World Energy News

Congo creates strategic reserve of cobalt to influence supply and price, regulator says

The national minerals regulator announced on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of Congo had?established a strategy reserve...

April 13 Miningmx

KoBold launches major Congo lithium exploration drive

US mining technology company KoBold Metals has begun what it describes as the largest lithium exploration campaign ever undertaken in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

April 13 Reuters

Exclusive: Congo copper and cobalt miners cut chemical use as Iran war disrupts supplies, sources say

Congo's leading copper and cobalt producers have had some orders for key leaching chemicals cancelle...

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