U.S. Treasury Secretary and Fed Chair Warn Bank Executives of Cybersecurity Concerns Over Anthropic's Latest AI

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Fed Chair Powell met with top bank executives to warn about cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model, Mythos.

Officials said the model could help identify and exploit known vulnerabilities, raising concerns for banks and other corporate systems.

Anthropic has not released Mythos broadly and has limited access to selected tech companies.

The episode is pushing regulators and banks to reassess defenses, risk management, and AI safety controls.