Bessent And Powell Convene Bank CEOs Over Anthropic Mythos AI Cybersecurity Threat

Bessent and Powell convened an urgent meeting with CEOs from systemically important banks.

“Mythos AI threat prompts Bessent, Powell to convene bank CEOs for urgent talks Mythos can rapidly spot software flaws and craft sophisticated exploits, raising fears of systemic risks in the banking system”

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Participants included chief executives from Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs.

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Mythos can rapidly spot software flaws and craft sophisticated exploits.

Anthropic released Mythos only to a small group of firms under Project Glasswing.

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk, which the company is contesting.

The meeting highlighted a fundamental shift in how regulators frame AI risk.

Mythos is designed to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser.

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Access to Mythos is limited to about 40 technology companies.

The controlled rollout is intended to secure critical systems before broader release.

AI-driven cyber threats are being treated as potential threats to financial stability.

Anthropic faces additional pressure from the U.S. government.

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The Pentagon has classified the company as a supply-chain risk.

Anthropic has contested the designation in court.

A federal appeals court declined to temporarily halt the label.

The urgency reflects a broader push to preemptively address vulnerabilities.