Alibaba will ban employees from using Claude Code in workspace environments from July 10 due to alleged security risks involving embedded backdoors, a source familiar with the matter said.

Move follows claims that Anthropic embedded hidden code in Claude Code to track certain users, escalating tensions between the U.S. AI startup and the Chinese tech giant

Alibaba has ordered employees to stop using Anthropic's Claude family of AI models and related coding tools, marking a sharp reversal from its previous policy of encouraging staff…