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Anthropic’s Mythos has been making headlines since the day it was launched.
India is testing key banking and government software against risks from Anthropic's Mythos AI model.
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CERT-In's new protocol requires companies to fix critical software flaws within 12 hours.
The Indian government is in talks with the US for controlled Mythos AI access on sensitive systems.
Infosys and TCS are reassessing enterprise and public sector software for Mythos-related vulnerabilities.
A government-mandated three-phase plan includes threat assessment, enhanced monitoring, and security automation against AI risks.
Anthropic’s Mythos has been making headlines since the day it was launched. The powerful AI model is capable of identifying hidden critical software flaws that even humans can miss and potentially used for hacking systems. Amid its rising fear, India has started testing some of its crucial banking and government software systems against the risks with companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and others, as per Bloomberg.
The government officials are in discussions with the US over potential access to Mythos in a controlled setup in India. These talks are reportedly led through the diplomatic channels of the Ministry of External Affairs to evaluate the AI’s capabilities on sensitive systems.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor told Bloomberg that Washington was reviewing requests from India related to advanced tech.
Govt And IT Firms Launch Security Checks
The government’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) asked companies to act rapidly against the AI-assisted cyber threats. The body released a new blueprint that gives companies only 12 hours to fix certain critical software flaws. This reportedly includes the Aadhaar platform and government login networks.
Notably, the government agency has suggested a three-step plan for organisations to mitigate the AI risks.
The first phase focuses on eliminating risks via threat assessments, multi-factor authentication (MFA), security logging and patching critical flaws.
The second phase instructs to improve monitoring, threat detection, cloud security and AI governance.
The final phase talks about red-team exercises, cyber resilience testing and security automation.
Moreover, Indian IT companies like TCS and Infosys are reportedly reviewing software used by businesses, banks and public institutions for possible exposure to complex threats that are associated with dangerous and powerful AI tools like Mythos.
India Seeks Closer Cooperation With The US
Last month, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting with Indian banking officials and the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw along with key stakeholders to assess the impact of powerful AI models and how such technology can be misused to exploit critical software flaws.
She had instructed the Indian Banks' Association to prepare a coordinated institutional mechanism to ensure effective responses to cyber threats. She also asked the banking officials to engage top cybersecurity professionals and specialised agencies to make the monitoring and defence systems better. India is among the leading countries that are prepared against the potential misuse of powerful AI models.
The rise of such powerful AI tools like Mythos and GPT-5.5 Cyber can often prompt larger conversations about ethics, control and long-term impact. While these tools can make software safer, they also have the potential to bring new risks that society may not be fully ready for.
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