Anthropic Releases Claude Mythos Preview to Consortium for AI-Driven Vulnerability Discovery

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:16:00 +0200

Anthropic announced the debut of its Claude Mythos Preview model, claiming it represents a pivotal advancement in AI capabilities for cybersecurity. The model can autonomously identify vulnerabilities across operating systems, browsers, and software, and develop working exploits, particularly through complex 'exploit chains' that enable sophisticated attacks like zero-click compromises. Due to these risks, Anthropic is limiting access to Project Glasswing, a consortium of over 40 organizations including Microsoft, Apple, Google, the Linux Foundation, and Cisco. This initiative aims to give defenders a head start in patching weaknesses before attackers gain similar tools. Experts are divided: some, like Edera's Alex Zenla and security researcher Niels Provos, view it as a genuine threat that lowers the skill barrier for multistage hacks, accelerating vulnerability discovery beyond human limits. Others dismiss it as hype, noting existing AI aids hackers already and questioning Anthropic'