ANTHROPIC
The people running the banks are now being briefed on Claude
US and UK regulators are in talks with major banks over cybersecurity risks linked to Anthropic’s latest AI model, as concerns grow around the threat it could pose to important financial systems.
In the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly met with senior Wall Street executives to make sure large banks understood the possible risks tied to Anthropic’s Mythos model and were taking steps to protect their systems.
The banks involved were said to be systemically important, meaning problems at one could have knock-on effects across the wider financial system.
Here’s what you should know:
US regulators reportedly met top banking leaders over risks tied to Anthropic’s new model.
UK authorities are also preparing to warn major financial firms about possible cyber threats.
Anthropic says the model has advanced cyber capabilities, which is why access is being kept limited for now.
In the UK, the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and HM Treasury are reportedly working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, while also speaking with the country’s biggest banks.
Reports say major UK banks, insurers and exchanges could receive warnings in the next few weeks about cyber concerns linked to Claude Mythos Preview.
Big bank panic
Anthropic has said Mythos can find and exploit weaknesses in major operating systems and web browsers if a user tells it to.
Access has been limited to a small group of large tech and financial firms through Project Glasswing, which Anthropic says is designed to help protect critical systems before tools like this become more widely available.
When your model is so powerful it gets a banking sector intervention. - MG