---
title: "China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over 'backdoor code' fears"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-tells-devs-to-ditch-claude-code-over-backdoor-code-fears-qjwfxfnww
source_url: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/08/china-ditch-older-claude-versions-with-backdoor-code/5268371
type: article
source: "The Register"
published: 2026-07-08T14:01:38.072Z
updated: 2026-07-08T14:01:57.648Z
tags: ["security", "ai-coding", "anthropic", "claude-code"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over 'backdoor code' fears

**[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

China's national vulnerability database has flagged Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, warning developers to stop using older versions due to alleged 'backdoor code' fears. The claim is that a monitoring mechanism in the tool can forward Chinese users' data to remote servers, prompting official guidance to switch away from the tool.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code)

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