Severity: Informational

Shadowy AI Relay Disables OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Sandboxes

The enigmatic service is providing popular AI coding tools to mainland China and other regions where OpenAI and Anthropic products are not officially for sale — but with key security features turned off.

Excerpt from the primary source: Dark Reading

Who is affected

Home users · Small businesses · Developers

Affected technology: ChatGPT & OpenAI API, Claude

What you should do

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Original reporting

Shadowy AI Relay Disables OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Sandboxes Dark Reading · darkreading.com · Oct 29, 2026 · Primary source