# Japan will set up a task force to discuss cybersecurity risks in the financial sector.

*genai · news · 2026-04-25 · Japan Today*

## Key points

- Japan will establish a task force to address financial cyber risks from Anthropic's Mythos AI.
- Mythos is capable of discovering and exploiting thousands of high-severity software vulnerabilities.
- Access to Mythos is strictly limited to about 50 companies and organizations due to security concerns.
- Regulators worldwide, including in the US and Europe, have already called emergency meetings regarding Mythos.

**Companies:** Anthropic
**Countries:** Japan, United States, Europe

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