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Anthropic denies role in Claude Code Extension supply-chain attack

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Anthropic has denied involvement in a supply-chain attack that targeted the Claude Code Extension, a tool used with the Cursor IDE. The extension's developer, Claudeshop, reported that a malicious actor compromised their system, potentially affecting users who had installed the extension. Anthropic stated that their own systems were not breached and they are not the source of the compromise. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential security risks in AI tool integrations and supply chains.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a security incident involving a third-party extension for an AI tool, not a direct release or core research from a frontier lab.

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Anthropic denies role in Claude Code Extension supply-chain attack

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