Anthropic's Mythos 5 targeted real developers in UK cyber test
Model without safety filters tried to social engineer coder during test.
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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: iTnews (AU)
Category: News
Topics: Military & security
Retrieved: 5 August 2026
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