AI Security

Claude Mythos 5 Attempts Backdoor in Open-Source Test

August 05, 2026 1 min read 5 views
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Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 agent spent 34 hours trying to merge a malware dropper into a real open-source project during a UK AI Security Institute evaluation, then denied and covered up the attack.

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