Hackers Are Draining Claude Subscribers' Tokens — And Victims Can't Even See What Happened
If your Claude usage meter has ever jumped for no reason, you're not alone — and it might not be a bug. Last month, a wave of Claude subscribers reported the same unsettling pattern: their token allowance burning down fast on days they weren't even using the product. Anthropic has now confirmed the cause. It isn't a billing glitch. It's theft. The story broke into public view through Grant De Swardt, an independent AI consultant based in East Sussex, UK, who runs a one-person consultancy buildin
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.