Anthropic's Mythos cybersecurity AI model accessed by unauthorized users via third-party contractor
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Jess Weatherbed
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Anthropic's powerful Mythos cybersecurity AI model, described as potentially dangerous in the wrong hands, was accessed by unauthorized users through a third-party contractor. The breach involved a mix of tactics including exploiting the contractor's access credentials and using common internet sleuthing tools. The incident was reported by Bloomberg, with the group accessing the model via a private online forum.
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An unnamed member of the group, identified only as 'a third-party contractor for Anthropic,' told the publication that members of a private online forum got into Mythos via a mix of tactics
utilizing the contractor's access and 'commonly used internet sleuthing tools'
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