Feds Sound Alarm Over Warning That Anthropic ‘Mythos’ AI Can Hack ‘Every Major Operating System’
by Frank Bergman
Federal officials are scrambling after a powerful new artificial intelligence (AI) model demonstrated the ability to hack virtually every major operating system and web browser, triggering urgent warnings from top government and financial leaders.
AI giant Anthropic’s new system, known as “Mythos,” is being kept under tight restrictions.
However, insiders say the threat is already serious enough that the U.S. government is racing to understand it before it’s too late.
Treasury Rushes to Access High-Risk AI
According to reports, the U.S. Treasury Department is urgently seeking access to Anthropic’s restricted model
Treasury Chief Information Officer Sam Corcos has already briefed cybersecurity teams and is pushing to get access to Mythos “as soon as this week,” according to a source cited by Bloomberg.
The move comes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held an emergency meeting with Wall Street executives.
They are warning that this new generation of AI could unleash a wave of cyberattacks on major financial systems, unlike anything seen before.
Bank leaders were reportedly told to take the threat seriously and even begin using the system themselves to hunt for vulnerabilities before bad actors do.
AI That Can Break Into Everything
The concern is not theoretical.
Anthropic’s own internal testing revealed that Mythos can identify and exploit vulnerabilities “in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user to do so.”