New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Hackers, cybercriminals and suspected state-linked groups are increasingly using artificial intelligence to automate cyberattacks, ranging from phishing and credential theft to exploiting vulnerable systems and stealing large volumes of data, according to a new report by AI company Anthropic.

The report, Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026, details cyber operations identified and disrupted by Anthropic between December 2025 and August 2026, in which threat actors used the company's Claude AI models.

The actors included suspected state-sponsored groups, financially motivated criminals and politically motivated individuals.

Anthropic said AI's role in cyber operations is becoming increasingly auto...