Anthropic accuses Alibaba of large-scale extraction of Claude AI capabilities via millions of interactions
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Anthropic has accused Alibaba-linked operators of conducting a massive campaign to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude AI models. According to a letter reviewed by Reuters, the operation involved over 28.8 million interactions through nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts between April 22 and June 5, 2026. Anthropic describes this as the largest known extraction attack against the company, targeting its Claude AI platform.
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· 3 pulledAnthropic has accused Alibaba of illicitly extracting capabilities from its Claude AI models in what it described as the largest known attack of its kind against the company.
Anthropic alleged that operators affiliated with Alibaba and Alibaba Qwen, the Chinese technology giant's artificial intelligence research division, conducted a large-scale campaign between April 22 and June 5, 2026.
The company said the operation generated more than 28.8 million exchanges with Claude through nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts.
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