Anthropic Code Leakage and Defense Industry IP Concerns
Discussions surrounding leaked source code for Anthropic's Claude Code tool and leaked source code for the F-35 system, raising concerns about intellectual property security.
March 2026
Anthropic's Claude Code source leaked via npm sourcemap
The entire source code for Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding CLI, was discovered on the npm registry within a sourcemap file. This leak was made public by Chaofan Shou on X.
Source ↗KAIROS feature exposed in Claude Code source code leak
The leaked source code revealed a feature called KAIROS, described as a persistent, always-running Claude assistant. This mode was gated behind compile-time feature flags and was absent from external builds.
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Anthropic's Claude Code source code leaked from npm registry
Anthropic's proprietary CLI tool, Claude Code, had its source code inadvertently exposed. The leak occurred via a source map file (.js.map) found in the published npm package for version v2.1.88.
Source ↗GitHub repositories host leaked Claude Code source code
Multiple GitHub users exposed copies of the project following the leak. One specific repository mentioned amassed nearly 30,000 stars and 40,200 forks.
Source ↗Anthropic Claude code source leaked online
Source code for Anthropic's Claude was made publicly available. The code was reportedly uploaded to GitHub at an NPM registry.
Source ↗Alleged F-35 source code leakage mentioned online
A user mentioned the leakage of F-35 source code. The post suggested this could impact F-35 deals for Canada and other countries.
Source ↗Anthropic Claude Code source publicly accessible on npm
The Claude Code CLI was distributed via npm and was accessible in plaintext on unpkg.com. The initial version was described as a single bundled JavaScript file, cli.js.
Source ↗F35 source code leaked, Lockheed Martin data breach reported
A supposed leak involved the F35 source code, indicating a massive data breach concerning Lockheed Martin. The leak was reported in connection with Russian 'Threat Market' intelligence.
Anthropic's Claude code source accidentally released
A source code dump of Anthropic's Claude was accidentally released on Mastodon. This incident prompted discussion regarding copyright protections for AI-generated code.
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