{"slug": "anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest", "title": "Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows", "summary": "Anthropic's bug-hunting model Mythos is being used to exploit a newly disclosed vulnerability, with exploitation attempts originating from China-hosted IP addresses, according to VulnCheck researcher Patrick Gichini. The model's strength in mathematical reasoning is credited with helping it identify and weaponize the flaw, underscoring the dual-use risk of advanced AI systems in offensive security.", "body_md": "### [AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai)\n\n- \n#### Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack showsExploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says\n- \n#### Power approval set to delay Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenterGrid connection awaits regulatory approval, putting planned 2027 customer delivery at risk\n- \n#### Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunchMeanwhile 128 GB version jumps to $6,950, nearly 75% above its launch price\n- \n#### Pi coding agent pulls a 180 and adds MCP supportTo maintain minimalism, a new harness layer has been folded into a separate component\n- \n#### Stanford prof is beating the drum for a new protocol to replace TCPHoma is a rethink of networks for the AI age\n\n### [Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security)\n\n- \nSecurity #### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacksPLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!\n- \nSecurity #### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attackPLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more\n- \nBlack Hat and DEF CON #### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructureVoting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included\n- \nSecurity #### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz AcronisWent at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified\n- \nMalware Month #### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sightOn the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career\n\n### [FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS)\n\n- \n#### Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of careAll this, and angry NeoVim users\n- \n#### Firefox 157: Could bold new look be just what Mozilla needs?*Yet another new version of Firefox, with a significant reskin\n- \n#### KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposalAkademy talk imagines Plasma assembling itself around a personal model of each user\n- \n#### Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom lineAcquisition gives open source CSS framework 'a stable long-term home'\n- \n#### Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push\n- \n#### Feel peak Windows was 7? You might like Kumander LinuxDebian and Xfce – solid, sensible choices – with a pretty skin", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest", "canonical_source": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/03/anthropics-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest-vuln-under-attack-shows/5300933", "published_at": "2026-10-03 15:27:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-05 00:12:55.072119+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Mythos", "VulnCheck", "Patrick Gichini"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest.jsonld"}}