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Anthropic has reported the interruption of numerous harmful campaigns aimed at its Claude AI systems over the last eight months, involving efforts associated with Russian and Chinese entities. The firm detected operations from seven laboratories situated in China, including Alibaba, Moonshot, and DeepSeek. From May to July 2026, Anthropic noted over 151 million interactions between accounts tied to Alibaba and Claude, with peak activity reaching close to 3 million exchanges daily. Additionally, a group believed to be connected to Russia engaged in phishing, hotel Wi-Fi hijacking, and WhatsApp account takeover activities using AI. These revelations underscore mounting apprehensions surrounding AI-facilitated cyber threats.

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00:00Anthropic says it disrupted several malicious uses of its Claude AI models.
00:04The company says the activity involved both cybercrime and state-linked operations.
00:09Anthropic identified attacks connected to seven China-based AI labs.
00:13Those included Alibaba, Moonshot, DeepSeek, and Xiaomi.
00:17Alibaba-linked operators allegedly generated more than 151 million exchanges with Claude.
00:23The activity was recorded between May and July 2026.
00:26It peaked at nearly 3 million exchanges in a single day.
00:30Anthropic says some groups used Claude responses to train competing AI systems.
00:35The company also identified a suspected Russia-linked cyberespionage campaign.
00:40The group allegedly used AI for phishing and hotel Wi-Fi hijacking.
00:44It also targeted WhatsApp accounts connected to Ukrainian officials and organizations.
00:49Anthropic says AI was used throughout much of the attack process.
00:52The report also identified misuse involving software for weapons programs.
00:57The findings show how increasingly capable AI models can create new cybersecurity risks.
01:02Disclosure.
01:03This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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