China warns of "security backdoor" in Anthropic AI coding tool [July 8, 2026]

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The alleged backdoor could enable the software to "transmit sensitive information," including users' locations and identity-related identifiers, back to Anthropic's servers without users' consent, said China's National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), a cybersecurity platform. Claude Code is an AI coding agent that can generate computer code, debug software and review code based on user prompts. San Francisco startup Anthropic blocks users and companies in China and other nations it deems adversarial from accessing its products, but it is still possible to use them in the country through VPN or third-party proxy services.

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▪The alleged backdoor could enable the software to "transmit sensitive information," including users' locations and identity-related identifiers, back to Anthropic's servers without users' consent, said China's National Vulnerability Databas
▪Claude Code is an AI coding agent that can generate computer code, debug software and review code based on user prompts.
▪San Francisco startup Anthropic blocks users and companies in China and other nations it deems adversarial from accessing its products, but it is still possible to use them in the country through VPN or third-party proxy services.

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MoneyWatch China warns of "security backdoor" in Anthropic AI coding tool .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-moneywatch.jpg'); } July 8, 2026 / 7:10 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google Beijing — A Chinese industry regulator warned users on Wednesday of a "security backdoor" embedded in versions of U.S. artificial intelligence giant Anthropic's coding tool, Claude Code. The alleged backdoor could enable the software to "transmit sensitive information," including users' locations and identity-related identifiers, back to Anthropic's servers without users' consent, said China's National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), a cybersecurity platform.

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