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Congress Grills Anthropic CEO on Chinese Cyber Espionage

11/27/2025

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The House Homeland Security Committee asked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify on December 17 about a cyberattack.
The attack is linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors using Claude AI to target global tech firms and government agencies.
Anthropic's report says hackers exploited Claude to run a sophisticated espionage campaign that stole sensitive information.
The operation was shut down.
The Chinese embassy denied the allegations, calling them unfounded.

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The House Homeland Security Committee asked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify on December 17 about a cyberattack.
The attack is linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors using Claude AI to target global tech firms and government agencies.
Anthropic's report says hackers exploited Claude to run a sophisticated espionage campaign that stole sensitive information.
The operation was shut down.
The Chinese embassy denied the allegations, calling them unfounded.