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Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage

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1 Sept
Infostealers are hijacking Claude accounts at users’ expense

Anthropic has warned that infostealers are stealing Claude session cookies to access users’ accounts and consume usage at their expense.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
24 Mar
Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks

But Anthropic urges caution as "research preview" safeguards "aren't absolute."

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
11 Sept
Hackers abused Claude to extract secrets from 1.8M Android apps

Anthropic says multiple threat groups, including the financially motivated and state-sponsored espionage groups linked to Russia and China, tried to abuse its Claude AI model for

REPORT · WHO · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
8 Sept
Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers

Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers.

REPORT · WHAT · TechCrunch AIOPEN STORY
3 Sept
Anthropic confirms Claude is down, multiple models affected

Claude is experiencing an outage, with users encountering elevated errors when sending requests to multiple Anthropic AI models. [...]

REPORT · WHEN · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
10 Apr
Fake Claude site installs malware that gives attackers access to your computer

We found a convincing fake site that installs a trojanized Claude app while quietly deploying PlugX malware.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
16 Jul
Claude Chrome extension flaw lets malicious extensions trigger AI actions

A flaw in Anthropic's Claude for Chrome browser extension could allow a malicious extension to trigger predefined AI actions by simulating user clicks, potentially allowing it to

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
11 Sept
How Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operations reut.rs/4h2tNoj

How Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operations reut.rs/4h2tNoj

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY
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