A hacker has pulled off one of the most alarming AI-powered cyberattacks ever documented. According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.
This marks the first public case where a leading AI system automated nearly every stage of a cybercrime campaign, an evolution that experts now call "vibe hacking."
Anthropic's investigation revealed how the attacker convinced Claude Code, a coding-focused AI agent, to identify vulnerable companies.
Targets included a defense contractor, a financial institution and multiple healthcare providers. The stolen data included Social Security numbers, financial records and government-regulated defense files. Ransom demands ranged from $75,000 to over $500,000.
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