Cybercriminals Exploit Anthropic’s AI in Global Extortion Campaign

Anthropic warns of a turning point in AI-fueled cybercrime after its Claude Code tool was misused in large-scale extortion attacks.

AI weaponization flourishes

In a new report, AI company Anthropic has revealed that a cybercrime gang hijacked its popular Claude Code service to wage an extensive malicious campaign of data theft and extortion.

The operation, tracked as GTG-2002, reportedly targeted at least 17 organizations worldwide, using the AI system as both a support tool and an active op