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Cybersecurity Stocks Plunge After Anthropic AI Launch

2/20/2026

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On February 20, 2026, shares of cybersecurity software companies fell after Anthropic PBC launched a new security feature in its Claude AI model.
CrowdStrike Holdings declined 7.9%.
Cloudflare Inc. declined over 7%.
Other notable declines included Zscaler at 4%, SailPoint at 8.6%, and Okta at 9.6%.
The Global X Cybersecurity ETF fell 4.6%, bringing its year-to-date losses to 15.6%.

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Story summary

On February 20, 2026, shares of cybersecurity software companies fell after Anthropic PBC launched a new security feature in its Claude AI model.
CrowdStrike Holdings declined 7.9%.
Cloudflare Inc. declined over 7%.
Other notable declines included Zscaler at 4%, SailPoint at 8.6%, and Okta at 9.6%.
The Global X Cybersecurity ETF fell 4.6%, bringing its year-to-date losses to 15.6%.