WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
China's National Vulnerability Database has identified security vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude code, released between April and June. The government agency stated that the AI tool's monitoring mechanism could send sensitive user information, such as location and identity, to remote servers without consent. China has advised users to uninstall the software or update to the latest version.
“China said today that it has found security vulnerabilities in Anthropic's popular Claude code, stepping up tensions in the race with the U.S. for AI supremacy.”
“Beijing's National Vulnerability Database, a government-run cybersecurity platform, said in a statement that several versions of the coding tool released between April and June can send sensitive information like a user's location and identity to remote servers without consent due to a built-in monitoring mechanism.”
“The agency warned that the mechanism could pose a serious threat and advised users to uninstall the software or update to its latest version.”