Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing, gaining access to Claude Mythos to scan its systems for vulnerabilities. The move follows an open letter from over 40 Bitcoin and crypto companies, including Kraken, demanding access to frontier labs' trusted-access programs. Payward will use Mythos 5 to identify security flaws, with findings sent to its security teams for review. According to Payward, the partnership will 'sharpen its ability to combat sophisticated software vulnerabilities and protect millions of customers across the globe'. Flaws found in third-party open-source software will be reported to project maintainers.
Security Partnership
Project Glasswing is Anthropic's cybersecurity program, launched in April, which gives vetted organizations access to its most capable cyber models. The program's partners have uncovered thousands of high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities since its launch.
Industry Context
The news comes amid growing evidence that AI models can be powerful tools for both finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi noted that 'frontier AI is the first thing that flips' the asymmetry in security, allowing defenders to find flaws before attackers can build exploits.