Anthropic Mythos pushes crypto to overhaul security
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- Anthropic released Mythos, an AI designed to simulate adversarial chains across DeFi protocols, moving focus beyond smart‑contract bugs to infrastructure like key management, bridges, and oracles.
- Gauntlet head of security Paul Vijender warned that AI‑driven attacks target human and infrastructure layers more than code, underscoring the new threat vector.
- Vercel disclosed a breach that may have exposed customer API keys after an employee used the AI tool Context.ai via Google Workspace, prompting crypto projects to rotate credentials.
- Coinbase and Binance each approached Anthropic to pilot Mythos testing, signaling early adoption among top exchanges.
- JP Morgan is exploring Mythos‑style stress testing for AI‑driven cyber risk, extending the model’s relevance beyond crypto to traditional finance.
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