Anthropic Mythos cracks Apple's new M5 security in days, claim researchers
2026-05-15
India Today
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Security researchers at Calif used Anthropic's Mythos AI model to discover two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's macOS, enabling a privilege escalation exploit that could bypass memory integrity enforcement and allow unauthorized system access. Apple is reviewing the findings and preparing patches to address the risk.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system (Anthropic Mythos) was used in the development of a working exploit that bypasses Apple's M5 security protections, directly leading to a security breach capability. This constitutes a direct link between AI use and a harm scenario involving disruption of critical infrastructure (Apple's hardware security). Although the exploit was responsibly disclosed to Apple, the fact that the AI system enabled the rapid creation of such a powerful exploit represents an AI Incident due to the realized harm potential and actual compromise of security protections. The event is not merely a potential hazard or complementary information, but a concrete case where AI was instrumental in creating a harmful exploit.[AI generated]