Anthropic disrupts malicious use of Claude models by state-backed hackers and AI firms
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January 2026 to September 2026
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Anthropic disrupted malicious activities including cyber espionage and illicit model distillation. Seven China-based labs, including Alibaba, were identified for attempting to replicate Claude's capabilities. Russian-linked hackers used AI for phishing and malware evasion. New threats include AI-assisted development of conventional weapons software.
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