Anthropic says Claude helped researchers find weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-29
Anthropic says Claude found weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms
Anthropic shared new research showing that Claude Mythos Preview helped its researchers discover weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms — the mathematical methods used to protect data privacy.
The accompanying discussion on X notes that the result appears to be a real improvement over the state of the art, even if the showcased AES-related attack is heavily simplified for demonstration purposes. The thread frames it as an example of Claude contributing to security research rather than just generating text.
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