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Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage. [...]
What Happened
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage. [...]
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Exposure
Exposure unknown
Aug 30, 2026 20:00
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Exploitation status: UNKNOWN
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Incident first seen
Aug 30, 2026 20:00BugSkan first recorded this incident.
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Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
Aug 30, 2026 20:00bleepingcomputer.com · News
Sources
bleepingcomputer.com · Aug 30, 2026 20:00
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage. [...]
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