{"slug": "anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security", "title": "Anthropic study shows AI needs hours, not weeks, to build exploits from security patches", "summary": "Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI model generated working exploits from security patches for Firefox and the Windows kernel within hours, costing only a few thousand dollars and requiring no specialized expertise. Eight complete attack chains were completed before Microsoft's auto-updates had reached a single device. The findings suggest that the traditional patch cycle is no longer sufficient to defend against AI-powered attacks.", "body_md": "Anthropic's security team found that its Mythos Preview AI model can turn security patches for Firefox and the Windows kernel into working exploits within hours, for a few thousand dollars and no specialized knowledge. Eight complete attack chains were finished before Microsoft's auto-updates had reached a single device. The old patch rhythm is obsolete, Anthropic argues.\n\nThe article [Anthropic study shows AI needs hours, not weeks, to build exploits from security patches](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security-patches/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security-patches/", "published_at": "2026-06-10 17:38:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-11 18:22:28.706530+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-research", "ai-products", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Mythos Preview", "Firefox", "Microsoft", "Windows"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-study-shows-ai-needs-hours-not-weeks-to-build-exploits-from-security.jsonld"}}