US regulators pause bank cyber exams so Wall Street can patch Mythos vulnerabilities

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US banking regulators are pausing some cyber examinations of the largest banks to give them time to address vulnerabilities exposed by Anthropic’s Mythos AI model. The Fed and OCC are letting institutions focus on patching flaws while conducting their own Mythos trials, as Wall Street mobilises hundreds of staff to shore up defences.

Weeks after Anthropic’s Mythos AI model sent shockwaves through the financial system, America’s top banking regulators are stepping back from the exam room to give the country’s largest lenders time to shore up their defences.

The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are pausing some cyber-related examinations of the biggest US banks, according to Bloomberg. The delay is not a retreat from oversight, officials stress, but a calculated decision to let institutions focus on the sprawling list of software vulnerabilities that Mythos has been uncovering since its limited release in April.

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