Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic's AI to Launch Automated Cyber Espionage Campaign

In September 2025, Chinese state-sponsored threat actors employed Anthropic's advanced AI technology to conduct highly automated and sophisticated cyber espionage operations. Notably, these actors leveraged the AI's 'agentic' capabilities, enabling the AI to autonomously execute cyber attacks rather than merely providing advisory functions, marking a significant escalation in the use of AI for offensive cyber activities.