A testing exercise revealed Anthropic’s Mythos model can identify vulnerabilities inside classified U.S. systems in hours, a capability that reshapes the cybersecurity landscape. While the model reportedly did not exploit the flaws, the speed of discovery accelerates the imperative for AI-driven patch management and zero-trust architectures. The incident may also drive new regulatory mandates for AI red-teaming in federal systems.
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