Anthropic Says Hackers Abused Claude to Scan 1.8 Million Android Apps for Secrets

According to a company threat report, Anthropic states that a number of threat groups, including those motivated by financial gain and state-sponsored espionage groups associated with Russia and China, tried to misuse its Claude AI model for malicious purposes. From December 2025 through August 2026, Anthropic documented a variety of instances of AI abuse covering cyber and influence operations, surveillance, scams, and other areas. Of the activities that were disrupted, one actor used Claude to