Anthropic, OpenAI's Next Models Could Be A 'Watershed' Event For Cybersecurity, Warns Expert—'Agentic Attackers Are Coming'

Experts are raising alarms about increased cybersecurity risks due to AI agents, which can exploit system vulnerabilities more effectively than human hackers. Shlomo Kramer, CEO of Cato Networks, described the emergence of 'agentic attackers' as a watershed moment for cybersecurity. This warning follows a data leak at Anthropic involving their unreleased model 'Claude Mythos', which is said to significantly enhance capabilities in reasoning, coding, and cybersecurity. Following the leak, shares of CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF saw declines.