{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0021",
 "slug": "anthropic-identifies-ai-misuse-in-extortion-and-ransomware-c",
 "title": "Anthropic Identifies AI Misuse in Extortion and Ransomware Campaigns",
 "summary": "Anthropic published a threat report detailing malicious use of Claude models in extortion, North Korean IT schemes, and ransomware creation. The company responded by banning accounts and sharing indicators with authorities.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "ai_assisted_intrusion",
  "ai_generated_malware",
  "ai_phishing_social_engineering"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "Anthropic"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Claude",
  "Claude Code"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-08-27",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-08-27",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1201",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Anthropic Reportedly Identifies AI Misuse in Extortion Campaigns, North Korean IT Schemes, and Ransomware Sales",
   "published_at": "2025-08-27"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "claude",
  "threat-intelligence",
  "ransomware",
  "extortion"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}