We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”
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—Alan Turing
The IMF warned that AI is making cyberattacks faster and cheaper, threatening banks, payment networks and shared financial infrastructure worldwide. It called for stronger resilience standards and urgent coordination between governments and private institutions.
SEBI- the Indian market regulator has told every broker, exchange, fund house and intermediary to lock down systems against a new generation of AI tools capable of finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities at machine speed — and has set up a dedicated task force, cyber-suraksha.ai, to coordinate the response.
India’s cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a high-severity advisory against Anthropic’s frontier AI model Claude Mythos, warning that it can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities, plan multi-stage cyberattacks and simulate enterprise compromise at a scale previously requiring expert teams. The advisory urges organizations and MSMEs to adopt Zero Trust security, MFA, rapid patching and stronger incident response measures.
Following a high-level meeting over Claude Mythos AI model with regulators including the Reserve Bank of India, lenders have been directed to strengthen cybersecurity systems, report incidents immediately, and coordinate responses.
Anthropic AI has launched its latest AI model Claude Opus 4.7 for general public at a premium price however it has branded it lesser capable than Claude Mythos.
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan has claimed that Anthropic’s latest frontier model Claude Mythos has passed their toughest challenge.
Former AI Czar under President Trump administration, David Sacks has criticized Anthropic for allegedly using scare tactics as “sales pitch.”
Anthropic has decided to not make public their latest frontier model Claude Mythos for being “too powerful” but is it a marketing ploy?
Claude Mythos Preview–the most advanced AI model by Anthropic poses grave cybersecurity challenges especially in digital banking sector.
