Five Eyes Warn AI-Driven Cyber Threats Could Become Reality Within Months

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"Cyber Risk Is a Core Business Risk and a Leadership Responsibility"

Reuters Says Warning Underscores Intelligence Agencies' Concerns Over Anthropic and OpenAI

The Five Eyes intelligence alliance of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand warned that cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence could become reality within months and called for immediate action.

In a joint statement released on July 22, the group said frontier AI models are poised to fundamentally change cyber capabilities on both offense and defense beyond current industry expectations. The shift will happen in months, not years, it said.

The alliance urged national leaders to act immediately. It called for assessments of AI-related risks, preparedness and accountability; prioritizing basic cybersecurity practices and control systems; fully empowering cyber leaders with authority and resources; and staying actively engaged with evolving threat indicators and guidance.

The intelligence agencies added that the response must extend across organizations and across society. Cyber risk is no longer just a technical issue. It is a core business risk and a leadership responsibility, they said.

The statement did not provide specific examples or evidence of AI-based cyberattacks.

In the market, the warning is being viewed as an extension of broad security concerns that have persisted since the so-called Mithos shock, which fueled fears that AI could fundamentally disrupt the existing security ecosystem.

Still, the warning carries added weight because intelligence agencies directly flagged cyber threats linked to AI.

Reuters said the warning shows concerns among global intelligence authorities over advanced AI models such as Anthropic's Mithos and OpenAI's GPT 5.5-Cyber have reached a critical level.

The statement did not mention any model by name, but it is widely interpreted as being aimed at Anthropic's Mithos, which has recently been subject to export controls.

Anthropic said on July 12 that the US government had issued export-control guidance fully suspending foreign nationals' access to Claude Mithos 5 and Claude Fable 5.

South Korea's government and some companies recently joined Project Glasswing, which provides access to Mithos. But the latest action by the US administration has curtailed use of the model.

Park Sang-kyung, Hankyung.com reporter, highseoul@hankyung.com