Thu May 14 2026, 12:57 PM EDT · 1 minute read

The Mac's increasing popularity is a blessing and a curse

Security researchers have admitted that Anthropic's Mythos AI model has been able to hack macOS , bypassing Apple's security systems in a way never previously achieved.

Mythos is an early version of a new, more powerful Claude AI model software that is yet to be made public. Anthropic's engineers have warned that it is too good at finding security exploits to allow it into the wild.

Now, proof of its abilities has come in the form of an escalation exploit.…