Anthropic Thwarts First Major AI-Powered Cyberattack: Chinese Hackers Used Claude to Target Global Organizations

Nov 15, 2025 04:20 pm CST

Anthropic has prevented what it calls the first documented large-scale AI cyberattack executed with minimal human intervention. Chinese state-sponsored hackers manipulated the Claude AI system to target approximately 30 global organizations, including tech companies, financial institutions, and government agencies. The attackers employed sophisticated techniques to bypass security measures, allowing the AI to perform 80-90% of the campaign autonomously, signaling a concerning new frontier in cybersecurity threats.