# The first AI-orchestrated espionage campaign is not a preview — it is already here

- slug: the-first-ai-orchestrated-espionage-campaign-is-not-a-preview-it-is-already-here
- date: 2026-04-07
- category: Agentics

A Chinese state group used Anthropic’s Claude Code to run 80–90% of an espionage operation autonomously, hitting 30 targets at machine speed. The 8,000 exposed MCP servers on the internet are the warning sign that most enterprises are not watching.

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