Security News This Week: Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
Hackers have been posting the Claude Code leak with bonus malware, and the FBI has classified a recent cyber intrusion into one of its surveillance collection systems as a major incident. The breach, believed to be linked to China, poses a significant risk to national security and marks a counterintelligence failure for the FBI.
A security researcher found that Anthropic accidentally made the source code for its popular vibe-coding tool, Claude Code, public. Hackers began reposting the code on GitHub, but some versions contain infostealer malware. The FBI formally classified a recent cyber intrusion into one of its surveillance collection systems as a major incident. The breach is believed to be linked to China and poses a significant risk to national security. Apple released patches for iOS 18 to protect users from the DarkSword hacking technique. The US-Israel war with Iran continues to wreak havoc on the global economy. Hackers are capitalizing on interest in Claude Code by posting malware-ridden versions of the code.
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