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Anthropic said criminal and espionage groups used Claude to automate broad stages of cyberattacks, from scanning 1.8 million Android application packages to developing malware, conducting reconnaissance, and stealing data. The activities involved entities linked to ShinyHunters, Midnight Blizzard, and a Chinese-speaking group, before the company shut down the relevant accounts and updated its safeguards.