02 Nov, 2026

Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic’s Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor’s extension marketplace for approximately 11 hours on October 29, exposing up to 5,000 developers to malware designed to install persistent SSH backdoors. The extension used the version number 2.1.313 and was distributed between 2:27 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. Pacific Time. Cursor […]

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AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder

Researchers found a malicious AGENTS markdown instruction file in a customer’s Downloads folder that tricked an AI coding agent into installing a rogue npm package. They reproduced the attack against OpenAI Codex and demonstrated a related technique against Claude Code to leak OAuth tokens and hijack the account using only the malicious instructions. Markdown files […]

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Anthropic turns Claude into an AI marketplace with 2,000+ plugins and connectors

Anthropic has just announced a new Claude Marketplace, and it brings all AI-related tools into one place, including plugins, connectors, agents, and more. Claude’s marketplace is already public, and Anthropic says it’s already offering more than 2,000 connectors and plugins. These plugins or connectors are available from companies like Atlassian, Google, Microsoft, Notion, Salesforce, and […]

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Claude Opus 5.5 uses 95% fewer em dashes, but its answers are getting longer

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 appears to be changing how it writes, with new analysis showing fewer obvious AI writing patterns, shorter sentences, and simpler wording compared with Opus 5. Claude Opus 5.5 is not only one of the best models for coding, but it also appears to be a bit better at writing, as Anthropic […]

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Anthropic rolls out up to $250 in free Claude Code credits, but only for cloud sessions

Anthropic now allows you to run Claude Code via cloud sessions without signing up for the research preview, and it’s offering up to $250 in free promotional credits. Cloud sessions run Claude Code on Anthropic’s infrastructure instead of your own computer, so you can start a task, leave it running remotely, and return later to […]

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Anthropic confirms Claude is down, multiple models affected

Claude is experiencing an outage, with users encountering elevated errors when sending requests to multiple Anthropic AI models. The incident began on September 3, 2026, at around 9:41 AM ET, and is affecting several Claude models, including the company’s latest Mythos, Fable, and Opus models. According to Anthropic’s status page, the company initially said it was […]

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Anthropic is cutting Claude Code’s current weekly limits by 17%

Anthropic is permanently increasing Claude Code’s standard weekly usage limits by 25% for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans, but it’s not as good as it sounds. If you use Claude, you’re actually getting a 17% reduction compared to what you have today. Claude Code currently has a temporary 50% increase in weekly limits, which […]

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Claude Fable 5 stays free for paid users until July 19 as Anthropic buys more time

Anthropic has just extended access to Claude Fable 5 for paid subscribers until July 19, giving you another week to keep using the most powerful model. Previously, Anthropic said Fable 5 would be included in Pro, Max, Team, and premium Enterprise subscriptions only through July 7. After that, you would need usage credits to keep […]

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Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that remains invisible to security scanners, AI agents, and human reviewers. Researchers at Mozilla’s Zero Day Investigative Network (0DIN) AI security platform say that the compromise happens with “no exploit code, no warning, no suspicious […]

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Anthropic is testing desktop-like Claude Cowork for mobile

Anthropic appears to be testing Claude Cowork support on mobile, allowing you to manage long-running Claude tasks from your phone. For those unaware, Claude Cowork is Anthropic’s desktop-focused agentic mode for Claude, and it brings some of Claude Code’s task-running abilities to regular knowledge work. Unlike Claude Code, which is optimized for coding/development tasks, Cowork can work […]

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