Spying, bioweapons, surveillance: Anthropic reveals how countries, groups are misusing Claude

AI company Anthropic has revealed how governments, criminal groups and other actors allegedly misused its Claude AI models for activities ranging from biological research and weapons development to mass surveillance, espionage, cyberattacks and influence operations.

In a safety report covering incidents detected between December 2025 and August 2026, Anthropic said the cases involved suspected state-backed groups, financially motivated criminals, propaganda networks, spyware vendors and politically driven actors.