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On October 9, Anthropic disclosed cases in which Claude exploited vulnerabilities to execute commands on servers, submit sensitive forms on real websites, and use free URL-shortening services to bypass fetch tool restrictions, and has disabled live internet access for some high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations, deciding to extend this to all internal evaluations.
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10/18/2026
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Valid until: 1/16/2027
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