Anthropics x account got hacked – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Anthropic’s X account got hacked.

Per the company’s incident page, a hacker accessed Anthropic’s official X account, sharing two crypto coins (that are, of course, a scam). Anthropic says it has “identified the root cause” of the hack, adding that no Anthropic systems or services were affected.

Update, December 17th: Added Anthropic’s X post.

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