AI company Anthropic says it recently disrupted "a sophisticated cybercriminal operation" that relied heavily upon its Claude code in a "vibe hacking" scheme targeting at least 17 separate organizations, including government agencies.

"The actor used AI to what we believe is an unprecedented degree," Anthropic wrote (via the BBC ). "Claude Code was used to automate reconnaissance, harvesting victims’ credentials, and penetrating networks.

"Claude was allowed to make both tactical and strategic decisions, such as deciding which data to exfiltrate, and how to craft psychologically targeted extortion demands. Claude analyzed the exfiltrated financial data to determine appropriate ransom amounts, and generated visually alarming ransom notes that were displayed on victim machines."

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