India Flags Cybersecurity Risks from Advanced AI Model Claude Mythos

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has raised serious concerns over emerging cybersecurity threats linked to Anthropic's highly advanced artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos. The model has identified thousands of previously undetected vulnerabilities in widely used operating systems and web browsers. Sitharaman brought together senior officials and heads of major banks to assess the potential risks this powerful AI system could pose to the country's financial infrastructure. The government is now actively working on strategies to mitigate potential risks, including establishing a real-time threat intelligence-sharing mechanism among banks, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), and other relevant agencies. Sitharaman has tasked the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) with developing a coordinated institutional framework to respond swiftly to emerging risks. The Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India are conducting a detailed assessment to understand the scale and nature of threats that Mythos could pose to India's financial sector.