Move over bitcoin and quantum risks. Anthropic's Mythos AI changes everything for DeFi
Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, autonomously identifies critical software vulnerabilities, posing potential security risks to decentralized finance infrastructure and existing cryptographic standards.Summary
Anthropic has introduced Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model capable of autonomously discovering and exploiting zero-day software vulnerabilities that have long eluded human security researchers. Unlike theoretical quantum computing threats, Mythos has already identified critical flaws in widely used cryptography libraries like TLS and AES-GCM. Because DeFi protocols rely on open-source code and friction-based security measures such as multisig governance and timelocks, they are particularly vulnerable to this model's ability to analyze code at machine speed. While the tool is currently restricted to select tech giants under 'Project Glasswing,' its existence marks a significant paradigm shift for blockchain and internet security.
(Source：CoinDesk)