{"id":240432,"date":"2026-07-05T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:30:11","slug":"alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba bans Anthropic&#8217;s Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection backdoor is uncovered \u2014 employees told to switch to Qoder as the rift between the firms widens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/artificial-intelligence\/alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens\">Alibaba bans Anthropic&#8217;s Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection backdoor is uncovered \u2014 employees told to switch to Qoder as the rift between the firms widens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/artificial-intelligence\/alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens\">https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/artificial-intelligence\/alibaba-bans-anthropics-claude-code-after-an-alleged-hidden-china-detection-backdoor-is-uncovered-employees-told-to-switch-to-qoder-as-the-rift-between-the-firms-widens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-05 08:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.tomshardware.com\">www.tomshardware.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Alibaba Ban on Anthropic&#8217;s Claude Code<\/strong>: Chinese tech giant Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic&#8217;s AI coding agent, Claude Code, starting July 10, following allegations of hidden code designed to detect Chinese users or those affiliated with Chinese labs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Security Concerns and High-Risk Software<\/strong>: The ban came after a comprehensive evaluation by Alibaba, which classified Claude Code as &#8220;high-risk software with security vulnerabilities&#8221; 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