Claude Mythos Cracked Post-Quantum Cryptography That Humans Spent Years Failing to Break

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Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI system successfully cracked a post-quantum signature scheme, a breakthrough that challenges years of human efforts to secure the encryption method. The attack exploits a vulnerability in the NTRU scheme, which is currently being standardized by the U.S. federal government for potential use in secure communication systems.