Claude Used to Automate Exploitation and Data Theft Across Multiple Victims

Anthropic revealed that from December 2025 to August 2026, cybercriminals and state-backed hackers used its Claude AI models for cyberattacks, espionage, and data theft across multiple victims worldwide. These Generative Threat Groups employed multi-agent AI frameworks for reconnaissance, exploitation, and data exfiltration, including campaigns linked to Russian and Chinese actors and criminal collectives like ShinyHunters.