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Central BanksUpdated×4•Originally published 16 April 2026•Updated 17 April 2026•

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ECB to Warn Banks of Cyber Risks Linked to New Anthropic AI Model

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1ECB supervisors are set to warn bankers about cyberattack risks posed by Anthropic's new AI model.

European Central Bank (ECB) supervisors are preparing to issue a formal warning to financial institutions regarding cyber risks associated with Anthropic's new 'Mythos' AI model. In a significant expansion of regulatory scrutiny, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) is now gathering information from its global members to assess the potential risks posed by the model. The FSB aims to share these insights across its network of regulators and central bankers to better understand the threat of autonomous cyber attacks. This global coordination complements ongoing efforts by the Bundesbank and Germany’s BaFin to evaluate digital security protocols. Regulators remain concerned that the model's proficiency could be exploited to automate attacks against critical financial infrastructure. These developments place additional pressure on major lenders to review their compliance and defense strategies ahead of the model's UK release.

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Version 4about 2 months ago

What changed: The scope of regulatory scrutiny has expanded to a global level with the Financial Stability Board (FSB) joining efforts to assess the risks of autonomous cyber attacks.

Version 3about 2 months ago

What changed: Identified specific German regulatory bodies (Bundesbank, BaFin) and the German Banking Association as active participants in the risk assessment.

Version 2about 2 months ago

What changed: The story was updated to include the commencement of formal investigations by German national authorities and domestic banks into the risks of the Mythos model.

Version 1about 2 months ago

What changed: The new model has been officially named 'Mythos' and a specific rollout timeline for UK banks has been announced following its restricted release to Wall Street firms.