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GPT-5.5 and Claude Mythos Lower Barriers to Offensive AI

GPT-5.5 and Claude Mythos Lower Barriers to Offensive AI

ATLAS OWASP HIGH Significant risk · Prioritise patching ▲ 7.2 Schneier on Security

The UK AI Security Institute has evaluated GPT-5.5 and found it comparable to Claude Mythos in identifying security vulnerabilities, with both models now generally available to the public. This parity raises serious concerns about the lowered barrier to entry for offensive cyber operations, as adversaries can leverage widely accessible models for vulnerability research. Commentary from security experts highlights that LLM-based vulnerability discovery is constrained to known attack patterns, but the existence of jailbreaks means guardrails provide only partial mitigation.

GPT-5.5 and Mythos Execute 32-Step Network Intrusion

GPT-5.5 and Mythos Execute 32-Step Network Intrusion

ATLAS OWASP HIGH Significant risk · Prioritise patching ▲ 7.5 Ars Technica Security

The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) found that OpenAI's GPT-5.5 matches Anthropic's Mythos Preview on cybersecurity benchmarks, including a 32-step simulated corporate network intrusion. Both models successfully completed the 'The Last Ones' data-extraction simulation — a first for any AI system — suggesting autonomous offensive cyber capability is a general frontier-model property, not a one-vendor breakthrough. The findings raise urgent questions about responsible release practices and the pace at which LLMs can independently execute multi-stage attacks.

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