Anthropic China Claude Code Cyberattack
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Report: Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic's Claude AI in Cyberattacks
Above: Multiple laptops. Image copyright: Unsplash
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
AI-powered cyberattacks represent an unprecedented threat that will almost certainly devastate critical infrastructure. State actors are already weaponizing AI to accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploit development, creating a dangerous digital divide where most systems can't keep pace with evolving threats. The rush to deploy AI without proper security creates massive cyber vulnerabilities that criminals will exploit.
Pro-establishment narrative
The AI cyber threat is massively overblown and distracts from real security problems happening today. Current breaches don't even involve AI, with phishing attacks actually declining as traditional defenses improve. Fear-mongering about hypothetical AI attacks follows the same dangerous pattern as cyberwar hype, wasting resources that should address actual threats like credential theft.