Anthropic Says Russian, Chinese Threat Actors Used Its AI Model Claude for Malicious Activity
The tech company said the alleged threat actors include suspected state-sponsored groups and state propaganda institutions.
TL;DR
- Anthropic disrupted malicious campaigns using its AI model Claude.
- Operations were linked to threat actors in China and Russia.
- Suspected threat actors include state-sponsored groups, financially motivated criminals, commercial spyware vendors, state propaganda institutions, and politically motivated individuals.
- AI was used for direct execution or orchestration in most detected cyber operations between December 2025 and August 2026.
- AI use extended beyond simple chatbot interactions to multi-agent frameworks for reconnaissance, exploitation, and data exfiltration.
- Humans remained involved in target selection and reviewing data exfiltration.