AI Cyber Threat: Mythos Uncovers 95% Missed Vulnerabilities

Cybercrime is rapidly escalating, with 80% of vulnerabilities now exploited the same day they are communicated. This is a significant jump from earlier in the decade, when only 30% were exploited within 30 days. Organizations are struggling to keep up. They now take an average of 100 days to fix a breach, compared to 60 days previously. Cyberattacks are also increasing, with over 75,000 happening every hour globally. Large organizations face around 2,000 attacks weekly. New tools like Mythos are making things even more challenging. Mythos discovered 95% of vulnerabilities that specialists and public bodies had missed. This highlights a critical awareness gap. The complexity of AI models, which double in depth every few months, is expected to amplify these risks. Experts predict that within 6 to 12 months, replicas of Mythos will emerge worldwide. This means we face an unsettling future where autonomous AI agents could bypass current security measures.