BREAKING
China Flags Claude Code Backdoor
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first affected
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last affected
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fixed version
How the Hidden Code Worked
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Check timezone
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Match Chinese domains
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Send location and ID
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XOR obfuscation
A Divided Reaction
Critics
Breach of trust
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Covert data transmission
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Damages developer confidence
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Contradicts anti-surveillance stance
Defenders
Overstated
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Aims to stop resale and distillation
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Easy to bypass
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Spyware label exaggerated
Alibaba Bans Claude Code
Code Pulled, No Official Comment
AI NEWS BLITZ
China's cyber authorities warn that Anthropic's Claude Code hides a data-sending mechanism.