North Korean IT workers and cybercriminals have turned to the artificial intelligence (AI) tool Claude to augment their illicit activities, according to a new report, opening up a “new paradigm” to fast-track less skilled operatives into sanctions evasion and espionage schemes.

In its Threat Intelligence Report published on Wednesday, the generative AI tool’s parent company Anthropic said it discovered North Korean operatives using Claude to “fraudulently secure and maintain remote employment positions” at various American Fortune 500 technology companies.