@johnbai: tbh i'm not even mad, i'm genuinely impressed
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A cyber security account alleges Anthropic embedded spyware in Claude Code that covertly targets Chinese users, sending timezone and proxy data via prompts.
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tbh i’m not even mad, i’m genuinely impressed https://t.co/xXXiPt95bR
International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest): ‼️ BREAKING: Anthropic has embedded hidden spyware-like code in Claude Code that covertly targets Chinese users. It then sends information regarding every user by injecting it into their prompt message.
Claude Code is sending info like timezone, proxy and possible AI Lab
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