AI-Powered Cyberattacks on Advanced Systems May Be Months Away, Intel Agencies Warn

The statement did not reference any particular AI firms, but recent industry discussion has focused on Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and Fable 5 frontier models.

An AI sign is displayed during the Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona on March 3, 2025. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models may be able to breach and overwhelm the cybersecurity defenses of governments and businesses worldwide in a matter of months, a partnership of intelligence agencies warned on June 22.

The Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council (FIORC), an alliance of intelligence and security agencies from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, issued a joint statement that raises alarms over the threats of frontier AI models.