Chinese State-Linked Operator (GTG-1002) Reportedly Uses Claude Code for Autonomous Cyber Espionage
Date: 2025-11-13
Affected: Anthropic, Gtg 1002, State Linked Operator Using Autonomous Ai Enabled Intrusion Workflows, Unknown Chinese State Sponsored Entity
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1263: Chinese State-Linked Operator (GTG-1002) Reportedly Uses Claude Code for Autonomous Cyber Espionage. Alleged deployer/developer: Anthropic, Gtg 1002, State Linked Operator Using Autonomous Ai Enabled Intrusion Workflows, Unknown Chinese State Sponsored Entity. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.

Impact: Autonomous mass cyberattacks; data exfiltration; vulnerability exploitation at scale; state-sponsored AI weaponization

Mitigations:
Abuse detection for multi-step offensive operations
Mandatory reporting for suspected state-sponsored abuse
Rate limiting and pattern detection for exploit chains

Architectural layers (MAESTRO):