New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman convened a high-level security meeting with heads of various banks to understand the potential cybersecurity risks associated with Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model. On X, the official account of the Ministry of Finance stated that Nirmala Sitharaman warned stakeholders of the potential impact of Claude Mythos.
Claude Mythos is Anthropic’s most powerful AI model. According to the AI startup, the model is so good at cybersecurity that it cannot be released to the general public. The company says that Mythos has managed to find thousands of cybersecurity flaws that were missed by humans. This includes 27-year-old vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. Anthropic has said making it widely available would be like handing advanced hacking capabilities to anyone with a laptop.
Anthropic has given access to Claude Mythos to only a select group of around 40 companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and Google. However, as per reports, an unauthorised group of users were able to get access to Mythos, something that could allow them to exploit cybersecurity flaws. The Indian government is not the only one that is keeping an eye on Mythos. Reports have indicated that the US government has held talks with various Wall Street banks to take similar measures.
Mythos is believed to be so powerful that a bad actor could use it to potentially hack any organisation or banking system. But to tackle this potential threat, the finance ministry is planning to build a framework that will identify and act against any such attempts. During the meeting, Nirmala Sitharaman asked banks to take necessary pre-emptive measures to secure their IT systems and safeguard customer data. The finance ministry added, “It was advised that a robust mechanism for real-time threat intelligence sharing may be established among banks, @IndianCERT and other relevant agencies.”
Nirmala Sitharaman has advised the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) to develop a coordinated institutional mechanism. This will be asked to respond swiftly to tackle any potential threats. Sitharaman told banks to work with cybersecurity experts and agencies to strengthen their defenses against any potential cyber attacks.
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