U.S. Government Effectively Bans Fable 5 and Mythos 5 - 2026-06-15
This episode dives into the fallout from new restrictions on Anthropic’s cybersecurity-focused AI models, Mythos and Fable, and the debate over whether government pressure has effectively blocked security researchers from using advanced AI for vulnerability discovery and code analysis. The panel discusses AI “jailbreaking” claims, export-control comparisons, the impact on penetration testing and bug hunting, and how AI is accelerating vulnerability research. Other topics include responsible disclosure challenges, the growing volume of AI-assisted security findings, and what these developments mean for researchers, vendors, and the future of offensive security.
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Links
06:30 - Story #1 - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
21:16 - Story #2 - ServiceNow discloses security incident exposing customer data
41:46 - Story #3 - Introducing Claude Corps
52:12 - Story #4 - SHINYHUNTERS HITS 100+ UNIVERSITIES WITH ORACLE ZERO-DAY
52:40 - Story #5 - Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
59:00 - Story # - This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
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Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.
A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.
https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity
Chat with us on Discord! -
https://discord.gg/bhis
🔴live-chat
Chapters
- (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — A Banned Phrase
- (04:56) - U.S. Government Effectively Bans Fable 5 and Mythos 5 - 2026-06-15
- (06:29) - Story #1 - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
- (21:15) - Story #2 - ServiceNow discloses security incident exposing customer data
- (41:45) - Story #3 - Introducing Claude Corps
- (52:11) - Story #4 - SHINYHUNTERS HITS 100+ UNIVERSITIES WITH ORACLE ZERO-DAY
- (52:39) - Story #5 - Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
- (59:00) - Story # - This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
Links
06:30 - Story #1 - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
21:16 - Story #2 - ServiceNow discloses security incident exposing customer data
41:46 - Story #3 - Introducing Claude Corps
52:12 - Story #4 - SHINYHUNTERS HITS 100+ UNIVERSITIES WITH ORACLE ZERO-DAY
52:40 - Story #5 - Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
59:00 - Story # - This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube.
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