Saturday, 21 February, 2026
Cybersecurity Stocks Plunge as Anthropic’s Claude Code Disrupts Industry Outlook
Cybersecurity shares faced a sharp sell-off following the launch of Anthropic’s Claude Code, a specialized tool designed to automate software vulnerability detection and remediation. Investors worry that advanced AI coding agents could diminish the need for traditional security platforms by fixing bugs during the development phase. This market shift reflects growing anxiety over AI’s potential to commoditize high-end security services.
Read full story at Economic Times