The U.S. government's cybersecurity agency is using Anthropic's advanced artificial intelligence model Mythos to identify vulnerabilities in government software, underscoring Washington's growing reliance on AI-powered cyber defense tools as digital threats from state-backed hackers and cybercriminals continue to intensify.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been using Mythos to scan government code repositories for software flaws that could be exploited by foreign intelligence services or cybercriminals, reported Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter. The report said the work is being carried out by CISA's Attack Surface Evaluation team, which conducts security assessments and hacking exercises across federal agencies.
