The Bad Guy With An AI Named Claude
Don't Worry About the Vase
Read full postAnthropic released a report detailing how it disrupted misuse attempts of its Claude AI model from December 2025 to August 2026, covering areas like cyber operations and fraud. The report highlights significant Chinese efforts to distill Claude, which Anthropic blocked, raising geopolitical tensions. Distillation, transferring AI capabilities without safeguards, is identified as the most critical threat.
- State-backed hackers are using Claude for espionage, surveillance and military operations: Anthropic· ET AI (The Economic Times)
- Ukraine war briefing: Russian developers used AI to build ‘kamikaze’ attack drone software, Anthropic says· The Guardian
- Anthropic Says Seven China-Based AI Labs Ran Industrial-Scale Claude Distillation Attacks· The Hacker News
- Claude Used to Automate Exploitation and Data Theft Across Multiple Victims· The Hacker News
- China's star AI labs routed user requests to Claude at least 35 million times in the summer: Anthropic· Business Insider
- Anthropic Details Disrupted Claude Misuse Across Seven Harm Areas· 4 sources
