The global cybersecurity gap deepens as AI-powered attacks surge
Laurent H. — CEO & Founder CYBERR & HEELR
The global cybersecurity gap deepens as AI-powered attacks surge
Restricted access to powerful defensive AI tools like Anthropic’s Mythos leaves some companies, central banks, and nations more vulnerable than others.
Last month, Anthropic said its new artificial intelligence model, Mythos Preview, had discovered thousands of vulnerabilities in “every major operating system and web browser.” About 40 tech firms and institutions have initial access to Mythos to bolster their systems, but these do not include most central banks and governments, leaving much of the rest of the world vulnerable, and dependent on companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google to secure their systems.
“The rise of AI systems that are highly capable in cybersecurity poses a real challenge for companies and countries without many resources,” Nick Srnicek, a senior lecturer in digital economy at King’s College London, told Rest of World. “Widely used — often American — software is likely to be patched quickly and is less at risk, but more proprietary offerings, those typical of digital sovereignty initiatives, for instance, will struggle to see and patch vulnerabilities with the necessary speed.”
“Cybersecurity is never an isolated problem”
Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, criminals have quickly adopted AI tools to boost their operations — including creating phishing emails, deepfake videos, voice clones, and malware. They also use AI to search for vulnerabilities and exploit them faster and more cheaply. A North Korean hacker group used AI tools from OpenAI and Cursor to steal as much as $12 million in cryptocurrency from victims in just a few months.
Lots of companies, including your dentist’s office, are going to have to deal with new bugs. It’s an AI bugocalypse.”
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-cybersecurity-anthropic-mythos/
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