Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
2026-04-05T08:52:09Z•618c2e97905ce0dd94c46fc65f7b1fc0462e5b353034b946474a2d831db59fe1
AI training dataApple securityCBP facility codesCisco source codeClaude leakDarkSwordFBI wiretap hackGPS program failuresIran cyber threatsKash Patel email breachMercor breachMeta pauseQuizlet leakdata exposureiOS 18 backport patchesmalwaremaritime/shipping securitynational securitysupply-chain compromise
What happened
A WIRED roundup highlights multiple high‑impact incidents: attackers have leaked Anthropic’s Claude code with added malware, and the FBI says a hack of its wiretap tools poses a national‑security risk. Other major stories include stolen Cisco source code amid a wider supply‑chain compromise; a Mercor data breach that may have exposed AI training/corpora (prompting Meta to pause work); leaked CBP facility/gate codes found on Quizlet; and Apple issuing backported iOS 18 patches to mitigate the DarkSword hacking tool. The collection also flags Iranian-linked threats targeting US tech firms, an ex
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