An unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s Mythos cyber tool, a report says

A group of unauthorized users are said to have gained access Mytha recently announced cybersecurity tool by Anthropic.

Much has been made of Mythos and its alleged capabilities – an AI product designed for business security that, in the wrong hands, can be a powerful hacking tool, according to the company. Now, Bloomberg he said that a “secret online forum,” members of which have not been publicly identified, have managed to obtain the device through another vendor.

“We are investigating a report of unauthorized access to the Claude Mythos Preview through a third-party vendor,” an Anthropic spokesperson told TechCrunch. The company said that, to date, it has found no evidence that the alleged illegal activity has affected Anthropic’s operations in any way.

The illegal group tried several ways to get a sample, including using “access” that was enjoyed by a person interviewed by Bloomberg. The individual currently works for a third-party contractor that works for Anthropic, the report said.

Members of the group are part of a Discord process that explores the details of unreleased AI models, the report said. The team has been using Mythos regularly since they got access to it, and they testify to Bloomberg in the form of screenshots and demos of the software.

Bloomberg reported that the team, which may have acquired the tool the same day it was announced, “scrutinized the online space based on Anthropic’s experience with other brands.” The group in question “want to play with new models, not destroy them,” a source told the newspaper.

The Mythos was released to a select number of retailers, including big names like Apple, as part of a project called Project Glasswing. The limited release of the model was designed to prevent it from being used by criminals. The tool could be equipped to counter the company’s defenses rather than strengthen them, Anthropic said.

If true, unauthorized use of Mythos could cause problems for Anthropic, which issued a special release to ease the company’s concerns about business security.