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01 Sep 2026, 12:03 AM	The Register	6.5	Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens Anthropic is detecting infostealer malware campaigns that steal Claude session cookies and credentials, allowing attackers to freeload on victims' paid Claude usage. In at least one confirmed case, Anthropic proactively logged the user out and deleted their stored payment method after detecting attempted fraud via the API. Anthropic emphasized this is commodity infostealer malware, not a Claude-specific vulnerability. Why: If you use Claude with a saved payment method and Google SSO, your account is a target for session-cookie theft via standard infostealer malware. Remove saved payment methods when not actively needed, periodically revoke active sessions, and treat your Claude session cookies as financially valuable credentials. security anthropic claude infostealer session-hijacking

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01 Sep 2026, 12:03 AM

The Register

6.5

Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens

Anthropic is detecting infostealer malware campaigns that steal Claude session cookies and credentials, allowing attackers to freeload on victims' paid Claude usage. In at least one confirmed case, Anthropic proactively logged the user out and deleted their stored payment method after detecting attempted fraud via the API. Anthropic emphasized this is commodity infostealer malware, not a Claude-specific vulnerability.

Why: If you use Claude with a saved payment method and Google SSO, your account is a target for session-cookie theft via standard infostealer malware. Remove saved payment methods when not actively needed, periodically revoke active sessions, and treat your Claude session cookies as financially valuable credentials.