China exposes security backdoor in Anthropic’s Claude Code
The post China exposes security backdoor in Anthropic’s Claude Code appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. China’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB) has instructed developers to uninstall or upgrade specific versions of Anthropic’s coding assistant, Claude Code. Claude Code was flagged as a security risk following allegations that the tool sends user data to remote servers without consent. Is using Claude Code dangerous? Anthropic’s coding assistant Claude Code has had its versions 2.1.91 through 2.1.196 flagged as a security risk by China’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), days after Alibaba reportedly barred staff from using the same software. Claude Code allegedly contains a monitoring mechanism that is built into its system. This mechanism can automatically transmit sensitive data, including a user’s region and identity identifiers, to remote servers. The NVDB, which sits under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), did not share the details o