07:24 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon ( AMZN ) and Alphabet (GOOG) backed Anthropic said Wednesday it has developed sophisticated safety and security measures to prevent the misuse of its Claude AI models for cybercrime.

In a report, Anthropic said it detected and countered attempts to use Claude for theft and extortion of personal data, fraudulent employment schemes, and sale of AI-generated ransomware.

Anthropic said its case studies show that agentic AI models are being used for cyberattacks, AI is used by hackers with limited skills to conduct sophisticated cybercrime, and cybercriminals use AI for tasks like analyzing stolen data, stealing credit card information, and creating false identities.