{"id":5922,"date":"2026-04-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:39:08","slug":"malwarebytes-brings-real-time-scam-detection-and-threat-intelligence-to-ai-conversations-with-claude-connector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/2026\/04\/29\/malwarebytes-brings-real-time-scam-detection-and-threat-intelligence-to-ai-conversations-with-claude-connector","title":{"rendered":"Malwarebytes\u00a0Brings Real-time\u00a0Scam Detection and\u00a0Threat Intelligence\u00a0to AI Conversations\u00a0with Claude Connector\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pioneering connector enables users to scam check links, phone numbers, emails and more, instantly within Claude <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2013\u00a0April\u00a029,\u00a02026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Malwarebytes, a global leader in online protection, announced Malwarebytes in Claude<\/a>, a new, free connector for Anthropic\u2019s AI assistant. The first-of-its-kind integration brings Malwarebytes’ powerful scam detection capabilities and threat intelligence directly into Claude conversations, helping users quickly identify phishing attempts, scam calls, suspicious social media messages and malicious links without leaving their chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of today’s most dangerous threats operate at a different level \u2014 manipulative language, deceptive intent, coordinated behavior patterns, and visual deception. AI, combined with deep threat intelligence expertise, gives Malwarebytes the ability to understand this manipulative language and context, opening up new scam protection and threat intel reasoning to spot hyper-realistic scams and threats. More than 19% of users of Malwarebytes Scam Guard avoided high risk scams, such as serious personal risk or losing $1,000 or more, proving tools and education can have an impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The use of AI has opened up new areas for cybercriminals to target, and combined with manipulative language or images, no one is too smart to fall victim,” said Marcin Kleczynski, Founder and CEO, Malwarebytes. “We are tackling scams from every angle, helping people answer the question, \u2018is this a scam\u2019 and providing clear, easy-to-understand support on what to do next. By integrating Malwarebytes with Claude, we’re putting enterprise-grade threat and scam detection into the hands of anyone who needs it, right when \u2014 and where \u2014 they need it most, meeting people where they are to truly make an impact on scams.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As cybercriminals increasingly target individuals through text messages, emails, social media and phone calls, the Malwarebytes connector for Claude provides a free, accessible first line of defense.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Capabilities<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malwarebytes connector enables Claude to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n