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Anthropic's Glasswing Unearths 27-Year-Old OpenBSD Flaw: AI Redefines Zero-Day Hunting

Anthropic just unleashed an AI that sniffed out ancient bugs in the world's toughest OSes, no humans needed. Project Glasswing isn't hype—it's a wake-up call for every dev touching code.

Claude Mythos AI interface displaying discovered OpenBSD zero-day vulnerability exploit code

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Claude Mythos Preview autonomously found zero-days in OpenBSD (27 years old), FFmpeg, and Linux kernel—outpacing humans and tools. 𝕏
  • Security emerges as byproduct of advanced agentic coding; benchmarks show massive leaps in SWE-bench, CyberGym. 𝕏
  • Anthropic's $100M+ push aids open source, but dual-use risk looms—AI defenders today could arm attackers tomorrow. 𝕏
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Originally reported by Dev.to

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