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adversaries getting their hands on tools that can uncover system vulnerabilities and enhance other capabilities. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/fedscoop\/90928\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fbi-sees-anthropics-mythos-as-a-law-enforcement-challenge.webp?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" 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(Douglas Rissing\/Getty) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"39.764415968457\"><body readability=\"80.867634500427\"><\/p>\n<p>Advancements in AI model capabilities, like those found in Anthropic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/mythos\/\">Mythos<\/a>, are raising concerns from law enforcement agencies about what adversaries may be capable of with the emerging technologies, an FBI official said Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-government-anthropic-fable-5-mythos-5-export-controls\/\">imposed export controls<\/a> on the Mythos 5 model in June shortly after its release, citing national security implications. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/research\/mythos-preview\">In a blog<\/a> previewing the model\u2019s capabilities, Anthropic said Mythos 5 could identify and exploit bugs that were not previously known \u201cin every major operating system.\u201d Over the past several weeks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-lifting-export-control-restrictions-anthropic-mythos-fable\/\">prohibitions were lifted<\/a> after the model maker worked with the government and other partners to review guardrails. <\/p>\n<p>While new safeguards were added, wariness stemming from the increase in capabilities are still present. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMythos found vulnerabilities in some of the open-source code that is so ubiquitous \u2014 it\u2019s in the vast majority of our most foundational code for things like operating systems, security, web infrastructure, encryption,\u201d Todd Hemmen, deputy assistant director at the FBI, said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalgovernment.com\/930gov\/\">Digital Government Institute<\/a> event. \u201cIt presents future challenges for law enforcement.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating cyberattacks and intrusions, putting it at the forefront of a landscape in flux. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the potential for exposing vulnerabilities \u2026 and understanding that the future holds potential for an increase in those types of cases and exploitations from our adversaries is newer,\u201d Hemmen said. \u201cThough we haven\u2019t seen this operationalized at scale, the expectation is that there is a future date where that is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When anyone can access tools with wide-ranging security implications, the suspect list grows longer and investigations become more complex. While Mythos 5 is only available to a select U.S. government-approved group, an Anthropic-built model with the same underlying technology is available globally. The AI vendor also found that \u201cless capable\u201d models could identify vulnerabilities and exploit them in the same way. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAI is going to present significant challenges for us moving forward,\u201d Hemmen said. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internal-ai-use-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>Internal AI use <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As AI advancements are changing the law enforcement landscape for the FBI, the technology is also altering how the Department of Justice unit operates internally. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an enterprise, we are leveraging AI for facial recognition technology,\u201d Hemmen said. <\/p>\n<p>In the agency\u2019s latest AI use case inventory that was published earlier this year, the FBI identified <a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/fbi-ai-inventory-law-enforcement-biometric-facial-recognition\/\">a handful of new projects<\/a> aimed at generating investigative leads using facial matches and other data. The use cases are characterized as high-impact, meaning they could serve as a principal basis for decisions or actions that have a legal, material, binding or significant effect on rights or safety.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an <a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/federal-agencies-ai-inventory-risk-management-deadline\/?utm_content=375295751&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1477949676\">April 3 deadline<\/a> outlined by the Office of Management and Budget, the FBI has not completed its risk management requirements for any of its high-impact use cases, per the inventory. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, the DOJ division has around 50 AI use cases. FBI staff are tapping the technology to help sift through public reports of criminal allegations, enhance court-authorized offensive operations and as part of general research, among other use cases. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re using AI to help triage those things and with a human in the loop to review everything that\u2019s being done,\u201d Hemmen said. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"5.484375\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"18\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fbi-sees-anthropics-mythos-as-a-law-enforcement-challenge.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Lindsey Wilkinson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Lindsey Wilkinson<\/h4>\n<p> Lindsey Wilkinson is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering government IT with a focus on DHS, DOT, DOE and several other agencies. 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