[Bug][cyber] False positive: local file reading flagged as cybersecurity topic (req_011Ccq85KZXPeUKhTCiChW3J)

Triage: kind cyber · domain defensive-hardening · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: Cybersecurity safety-filter false positive · Work domain (heuristic): defensive-hardening

Why this is a false positive

User was reading local project files via command-line—routine development work, not security testing. The system flagged the message as cybersecurity-related, but local file reading is standard legitimate activity that does not require Cyber Verification Program enrollment. False positive blocking in-scope work.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 1× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-07-08T19:13:21.782Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011Ccq85KZXPeUKhTCiChW3J (2026-07-08T19:13:21.782Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

API Error: Sonnet 5 has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. To learn about the Cyber Verification Program and apply for access, visit our help center: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude.

If you were not engaging in a cybersecurity topic, please send feedback via /feedback.

Request ID: req_011Ccq85KZXPeUKhTCiChW3J

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: defensive-hardening

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.110 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}