Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security for AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanning
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Source: The Hacker NewsFebruary 21, 2026
Summary
Anthropic has launched Claude Code Security, a new AI feature that scans software codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches for human review. The tool uses AI reasoning to detect security issues that traditional scanning methods might miss, assigns severity ratings to findings, and requires human approval before any changes are made.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
integrity
AI Component TargetedAPI
Affected Vendors
Anthropic
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Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/anthropic-launches-claude-code-security.html
First tracked: February 21, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%