Anthropic recently introduced a cybersecurity-focused AI model called Mythos, describing it as a powerful tool designed to help enterprises detect and respond to digital threats. However, the company is now investigating reports that an unauthorised group has gained access to the system through a third-party environment.
According to a report by Bloomberg, a private online forum managed to access Mythos shortly after it was announced. The members of this group have not been publicly identified, but they reportedly accessed the model through a third-party vendor that works with Anthropic.
The company is looking into the matter. ‘We’re investigating a report claiming unauthorised access to Claude Mythos Preview through one of our third-party vendor environments,’ an Anthropic spokesperson told TechCrunch. The company also claimed that it has not found any evidence so far that the alleged activity has affected its systems.
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The report claims that members of the group attempted different methods to get access with the model, including using access privileges associated with a person, who is said to work for a contractor partnered with Anthropic.
Bloomberg also reported that the members of the group are part of a Discord channel focused on discovering and experimenting with unreleased AI models. According to the outlet, the group has been using Mythos since the day it was publicly announced and even shared screenshots and a live demonstration of the model to verify their claims. The group reportedly guessed the location of the model online based on Anthropic’s previous patterns.
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Mythos was originally released to a limited group of vendors as part of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing project. The restricted rollout included major partners such as Apple and was intended to ensure that the powerful cybersecurity tool did not fall into the wrong hands.
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