Chinese hackers allegedly used Anthropic's Claude AI for automated cyberattacks

Anthropic reported a Chinese state-sponsored group used its Claude AI for largely automated cyberattacks, a claim met with significant skepticism from security researchers. The company alleges the AI autonomously discovered vulnerabilities, exploited them, and performed post-exploitation activities against 30 entities, including tech firms and government agencies. Skepticism stems from a lack of technical details and concerns that current AI capabilities are overstated, though Anthropic claims this is the first documented large-scale autonomous cyberattack.