Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent
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Source: The Verge (AI)March 31, 2026
Summary
Anthropic's Claude Code version 2.1.88 update accidentally included a source map file (a file that maps compiled code back to its original TypeScript source code) containing over 512,000 lines of the tool's internal code. The leak exposed details about upcoming features, AI instructions, and the system's memory architecture.
Classification
Attack Type
Data Extraction
Attack SophisticationTrivial
Impact (CIA+S)
confidentialityintegrity
Affected Vendors
Anthropic
Related Issues
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/904776/anthropic-claude-source-code-leak
First tracked: March 31, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%