From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere
Anthropic reports Claude was misused by Midnight Blizzard, ShinyHunters, disinformation campaigns, and bioweapon attempts; roundup also covers Xinbi takedown.
Anthropic's new report documents eight months of Claude misuse: Russian state-sponsored hackers (Microsoft-named Midnight Blizzard) used it for reconnaissance against Ukrainian and European government networks, stealing data and maintaining access, while ShinyHunters used it across hacking and extortion campaigns, and users attempted bioweapon development. Anthropic says it disrupted the activity. The WIRED roundup also covers the US seizure and sanctioning of Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram black market with $30 billion-plus in sales mostly laundering pig-butchering scam proceeds, plus DOJ raids on 13 scam compounds in Madagascar and a four-year prison sentence for a Conti ransomware member. Meta faces scrutiny over AI child abuse ads and a class action over photo harvesting for AI training.
- Anthropic documented eight months of Claude misuse spanning state-sponsored hacking, cybercrime, disinformation, and bioweapon attempts.
- Midnight Blizzard used Claude for reconnaissance and data theft from Ukrainian and European government networks.
- ShinyHunters used Claude at nearly every stage of its hacking and extortion campaigns.
- US seized and sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee, a $30 billion Telegram marketplace laundering pig-butchering scam proceeds.
- A Conti ransomware member was sentenced to four years; DOJ raided 13 scam compounds in Madagascar.
- ATT&CK
- T1595 Active ScanningT1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
- Products
- Claude
- Threat actors
- Midnight BlizzardShinyHuntersConti
- Organizations
- Xinbi Guarantee
- AI models
- Claude
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5 min read at wired.com
Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.
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