China warns of "security backdoor" in Anthropic AI coding tool
The advisory covers versions 2.1.91 through 2.1.196 and says the tool could send location and identity data without consent.
- On Wednesday, China warned of 'security backdoor' risks in US-based Anthropic's Claude Code tool, with the National Vulnerability Database cautioning that the AI coding agent poses a severe threat to organizations and users.
- Affected versions 2.1.91 to 2.1.196 can allegedly 'transmit sensitive information' back to servers without user consent, including location and identity data, the NVDB reported.
- Claude Code engineer Thariq Shihipar wrote that the tracking was an 'experiment' launched in March to prevent unauthorized resellers and protect against 'distillation,' with removal planned for the next release.
- Starting July 10, Alibaba ordered employees to stop using Claude Code for work following scrutiny over features identifying Chinese users, though the company did not comment on the security allegations.
- This development intensifies the U.S.-China tech race, as Anthropic previously accused Alibaba of reverse-engineering its AI models through 'distillation,' while Claude Code remains officially unavailable in China despite VPN access.
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Mechanisms of the AI tool would allow to send sensitive information to remote servers, warns an official note.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Joo Jong-guk = A security agency under the Chinese government has discovered security vulnerabilities in Antropic's AI coding tool 'Claude Code' and is calling for deletion, etc...
Skandal në botën e inteligjencës artificiale - Claude akuzohet për monitorim të fshehtë të përdoruesve
Pretendimet e kompanisë Anthropic për mbrojtjen e privatësisë së përdoruesve janë vënë në pikëpyetje pas zbulimeve se modeli i saj i inteligjencës artificiale Claude Code kishte përmbajtur kod të fshehur për monitorimin e disa përdoruesve.Sipas raportimeve, një studiues i sigurisë zbuloi brenda Claude Code një mekanizëm të ngjashëm me spyware, i cili mblidhte të dhëna rreth përdoruesve të lidhur me Kinën. Kodi, sipas pretendimeve, ishte krijuar …
China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over 'backdoor code' fears
China's National Vulnerability Database (CNVDB) is urging developers to uninstall recent Claude Code versions over the fear that they can scoop up sensitive user data without consent. Referring to it as "backdoor code," the state-run body claimed over WeChat and in an online statement that a "built-in monitoring mechanism" can gather details such as a user's location and identity, and forward them to remote servers. It said the alert only applie…
U.S. Has Repeatedly Issued Warnings About Chinese AI. Now Beijing Is Doing The Same
China has issued a security warning against U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic's Claude Code, claiming certain versions of the popular AI programming assistant contain a "backdoor"
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