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Anthropic's GitHub Nuke: 8,100 Repos Vaporized in Code Leak Panic

Repos disappearing left and right. 8,100 of them. Anthropic's botched cleanup of its own leaked code turns into a GitHub bloodbath.

Aisha Patel Apr 01, 2026 3 min read 5 views

⚡ Key Takeaways

Anthropic's DMCA takedown accidentally deleted 8,100 GitHub repos, including their own forks.
Company retracted most notices, blaming a 'fork network'—classic PR spin on poor execution.
Pre-IPO timing amplifies the blunder, echoing past tech scandals like Uber's leaks.

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Originally reported by TechCrunch - AI