AI firm claims Chinese spies used its tech to automate cyber attacks
NOV 14 - The makers of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude claim to have caught Chinese government hackers using the tool to perform automated Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Anthropic, the AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers used its technology to automate cyberattacks against approximately 30 global organizations. While Anthropic states this is the "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign," skeptics question the accuracy and motives behind the claim.
- The hackers reportedly used Claude's coding assistance to build a program for autonomously compromising targets, extracting sensitive data, and sorting valuable information.
- Anthropic identified the attacks in mid-September and has since banned the hackers, notifying affected companies and law enforcement.
- Affected sectors included large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies, and government agencies, though specific names were not disclosed.
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