Anthropic says China-aligned account uses Claude to recruit Uyghurs in Syria and translate Arabic replies live

Anthropic says a China-aligned account lacking Arabic skills uses Claude over several days to draft regional-dialect messages recruiting Uyghurs in Syria and translate targets’ replies live, while separate suspected Russian and Yemen-linked users employ automated workflows for phishing and missile-related coding.

• Anthropic says operators in northern Yemen split missile-guidance and flight-control coding across Claude sessions, but it finds no evidence they field a working weapon after an apparently unsuccessful test-fire.
• A Russian-linked operation with Midnight Blizzard hallmarks uses automated Claude workflows for phishing, setup and data theft targeting Ukrainian, European and diplomatic entities, including drone manufacturers.
• Anthropic detects a China-aligned account without Arabic skills using Claude to recruit Uyghur targets in Syria over multiple days, with the model drafting regional-dialect outreach and translating replies in real time.