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In July, researchers discovered a backdoor in Claude Code that tracked Chinese IP addresses and reported activity; Anthropic described it as a measure to prevent distillation attacks, and Alibaba promptly banned Claude Code.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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9/23/2026
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Valid until: 12/22/2026
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