Anthropic’s Claude Mythos finds weaknesses in encryption algorithms
Anthropic researchers used Claude Mythos Preview to find new weaknesses in two cryptographic methods, the company said Tuesday, including one that is being considered by…
Category: Cyberscoop
FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge
Advancements in AI model capabilities, like those found in Anthropic’s Mythos, are raising concerns from law enforcement agencies about what adversaries may be capable of…
Microsoft debuts AI cybersecurity offerings as competition heats up
Microsoft threw its hat into the ring Monday in the increasingly heated competition among AI-powered cybersecurity offerings, unveiling tools that it claims are better and…
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce an executive order that would restrict mail-in voting, after a federal appeals…
Google’s solution to hacker name confusion? Yet another naming system
If you are a CISO, here is a new problem for the pile: Do I worry more about Sandworm Relic or Strawberry Tempest? Last week,…
Sen. Wyden urges feds to discard older, insecure, public-facing VPNs
Sen. Ron Wyden implored a trio of federal leaders Monday to lead a comprhensive campaign to purge older, insecure virtual private networks that are directly…
Despite multiple takedowns, botnets continue to grow
Botnets powered by residential proxy networks are proliferating, enabling cybercriminals of all types to evade detection by blending in with seemingly legitimate traffic, Lumen Technology’s…
Industry’s message on CIRCIA: Please ask us fewer questions about cyberattacks
Industry groups who spoke at town halls hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about a pending cyber incident notification regulation had a few…
Microsoft, tech companies throw weight behind spread of open-source AI
Microsoft, along with more than two dozen tech companies, are pressing policymakers to support open-source AI systems and code across society, arguing that it will…
Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers
The State Department will restrict visas for cybercriminals like scammers to sextortionists, and in some cases even their family members, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Russian espionage group using novel Zimbra exploit to steal sensitive data from Western countries
A Russian state-sponsored threat group has been stealing sensitive data from governments and commercial organizations since July 2025 via a novel exploit in popular Linux-based…
ANCHOR-CI could fix 20 years of broken government-industry collaboration
On July 1, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a seven-page notice in the Federal Register that could fundamentally change how the U.S.…