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Anthropic denies refund for second unauthorized charge after account hijack

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user experienced unauthorized charges on their Anthropic Claude account after their device was compromised by infostealer malware. While Anthropic refunded one of the charges and a charge on a separate account, they denied a second Max subscription charge from the same incident, citing account access rather than an error on their part. The user noted this inconsistency, as security reports indicated Anthropic had previously refunded similar unauthorized charges stemming from stolen session campaigns. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential security vulnerabilities for users of AI services and the importance of account security measures.

RANK_REASON User-level security incident and customer service interaction, not a company-wide product issue or release.

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Anthropic denies refund for second unauthorized charge after account hijack

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Odd_Duck5346 ·

    Account hijacked by infostealer, Anthropic refunds one unauthorized Max charge but denies the second

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1x6st2q/account_hijacked_by_infostealer_anthropic_refunds/"> <img alt="Account hijacked by infostealer, Anthropic refunds one unauthorized Max charge but denies the second" src="https://preview.redd.it/1tr9a8pl…

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