India is testing high-sensitivity public-facing financial and government software for vulnerabilities related to Anthropic’s Mythos AI in a secure environment, with major firms like Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services conducting assessments and patches being developed for Finacle banking software.

The expansive Indian digital backbone, including Aadhaar’s coverage of more than 1.4 billion people, drives urgency for deeper tech cooperation with the US to protect critical infrastructure and reduce reliance on rivals.

Unscheduled government-banking executive meetings signal the severity of the cybersecurity assessment and the urgent threat landscape surrounding Mythos testing.

In Firefox-specific autonomous exploit benchmarks, Mythos showed a striking lead with numerous successes, while Opus performed near zero, underscoring Mythos’s offensive cybersecurity potential.

Experts warn that if a single AI model can autonomously discover and exploit vulnerabilities across major software, the global threat could shift, affecting finance and crypto alike.

Infosys CEO notes that Mythos reveals more vulnerabilities than expected and sees potential business opportunities for service providers to help clients bolster cyber resilience.

Public-private cybersecurity coordination is increasingly essential as threats evolve faster than traditional regulatory models.

Mythos uncovered tens of thousands of vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers in internal testing, vastly exceeding earlier results from Opus 4.6.

Global concern about Mythos rises as governments seek access to the technology and warn banks to strengthen defenses amid heightened AI cybersecurity focus.

Mythos’s capabilities in automation, reasoning, software interaction, and digital task execution raise concerns about automated vulnerability discovery, code manipulation, social engineering support, and large-scale system testing.

The assessment targets sensitive sectors including financial systems, banking software, government platforms, enterprise infrastructure, and mission-critical applications.

India’s cyber defense response began in late April to early May 2026, with coordination between the RBI and finance ministry for an emergency digital defense audit.