Anthropic says Chinese state-backed hackers used its AI for major cyberattack

Anthropic links China to AI-driven cyberattacks using Claude

Anthropic has said it disrupted a “highly sophisticated” espionage operation that used its Claude artificial intelligence system to automate large parts of a global hacking campaign. The company said the attackers targeted government agencies, Big Tech firms, banks and chemical manufacturers, and succeeded in breaching a small number of organisations. In a detailed report titled “Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage camp…

Foreign Spies Deploying AI in Cyberattacks

The era of fully autonomous, AI-driven cyberattacks has begun after Anthropic uncovered what it says is the first documented case of such an espionage operation. Suspected Chinese state hackers used Claude Code to target roughly 30 organizations — including tech firms, banks, chemical companies, and government agencies — and successfully breach several, Axios reported Sunday. Anthropic said the AI system automated 80%-90% of the operation, colla…

Anthropic says Chinese state hackers used its AI in cyber-attack

Chinese state-sponsored hackers used Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology to conduct a largely automated cyber attack against a group of technology...

Anthropic warns of AI hacking campaign

WASHINGTON — A team of researchers uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion.

US Firm Claims It Foiled Large-Scale AI Cyberattack By Chinese Hackers

Anthropic, the maker of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude, said it has thwarted what can be described as "the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."

Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used AI to Attack 30 Organizations

Researchers at artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic said on Nov. 13 that they uncovered the first use of AI in a cyberattack by a foreign government. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based developer of AI chatbot Claude, said in a blog post that it was highly confident that state-sponsored Chinese threat actors used the company’s Claude Code tool to create an attack framework that, once put in play, required minimal human involvement. Atta…