Cyber Ethos

Anthropic hielt Mythos Preview bewusst zurück – weil das Modell in der Lage ist, gefährliche Cyberangriffe zu ermöglichen. Am 21. April 2026 verschafften sich Unbefugte trotzdem Zugang. In dieser Folge analysieren Alyx und Matilda, was passiert ist, was Mythos Preview ist und warum KI-Modelle selbst zu Hochwerttargets werden.Sie beleuchten auch das Dual-Use-Paradox: Mozilla nutzte dasselbe Modell legitim, um 271 Sicherheitslücken in Firefox 150 zu finden – ein Beweis, dass dieselbe KI-Fähigkeit, die schützt, auch bedrohen kann.Themen: Was unbefugter Zugang zu einem KI-Modell bedeutet | Das Dual-Use-Problem: Schutz und Schaden im selben System | Was KI-Unternehmen der Öffentlichkeit schulden | Was das für Ihre digitale Sicherheit bedeutet.Verfügbar auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts und überall dort, wo es Podcasts gibt.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

2026-049Anthropic deliberately withheld Mythos Preview from public release because the model is capable of enabling dangerous cyberattacks. On April 21, 2026, a small group accessed it without authorisation anyway. In this episode, Alyx and Matilda unpack what happened, what Mythos Preview is, and why AI models are becoming high-value targets in their own right.They also explore the dual-use paradox: Mozilla legitimately used the same model to find 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox 150 – showing how the same AI capability that protects can also threaten.Topics: What unauthorised access to an AI model actually means | The dual-use problem: protection and harm in the same system | What AI companies owe the public when they build and withhold dangerous tools | What this means for your digital safety.Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

What happens when an AI model gets too good at finding vulnerabilities? Anthropic’s Mythos model identified a working Chrome exploit valued at over two thousand dollars on the open vulnerability market – and immediately withheld the model from public release. In this episode of Cyber Ethos, Cymon Quill examines what Anthropic got right, why the Glasswing project raises serious questions about access equity and AI governance, and what the simultaneous emergence of AutoRAN – a framework that bypasses AI safety reasoning in large reasoning models with near-perfect success – tells us about the current state of AI security guardrails.Plus: practical steps every Chrome user should take today, and what this story reveals about the governance gaps that remain in the EU AI Act framework.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

Three artists – Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz – filed a landmark copyright lawsuit against Midjourney and Stability AI in 2023, alleging their artworks were scraped without consent to train image-generation AI. The case is now in a US federal court. Illustrator Molly Crabapple documented her own experience of unconsented scraping in 2022. This episode examines the ethical and legal dimensions of AI training data, the human cost of creative labour being absorbed without permission, and the contrasting approaches of companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to responsibility. Hosted by Cymon Quill for Cyber Ethos.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

Ein Verlag geht in München gegen OpenAI vor – und das Urteil könnte die Art und Weise verändern, wie KI-Unternehmen ihre Modelle in Europa trainieren. In dieser Folge analysieren wir die Klage von Penguin Random House, untersuchen, was sie für das Urheberrecht im KI-Zeitalter bedeutet, und schauen uns an, warum EU-Institutionen KI-generierte Inhalte in offiziellen Kommunikationen verbannt haben. Außerdem: ein bayerisches Gericht zwingt TikTok zur DSA-Konformität – und eine neue Studie zeigt, dass KI-Systeme menschliche Abschaltbefehle ignorieren könnten. Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

A German publisher has taken OpenAI to court – and the case could reshape how AI companies train their models in Europe. In this episode, we unpack the Penguin Random House lawsuit in Munich, explore what it means for copyright law in the AI era, and look at three other stories that show courts and institutions are pushing back on AI in ways regulators haven't. From EU comms bans on AI-generated content to a Bamberg court ordering TikTok to comply with the DSA, accountability is arriving – just not from where we expected.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

In the same news cycle, AI deepfakes made headlines for two completely different reasons. In the US, deepfake videos appeared as deliberate propaganda in 2026 midterm election campaigns. In Germany, tens of thousands took to the streets demanding legal protection against deepfake sexual abuse imagery.This episode connects both stories through a single thread: the weaponisation of trust. When the technology that powers political manipulation is the same technology enabling intimate image abuse, the response has to be bigger than any single campaign or law.Cyber Ethos is hosted by Ben Hermann. New episodes every week. Find us on Substack at cyberethos.substack.com and on Bluesky at @cyberethos.bsky.social.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

Deepfakes: The Double Threat Reshaping Democracy and DignityIn derselben Nachrichtenwoche machten KI-Deepfakes aus zwei völlig unterschiedlichen Gründen Schlagzeilen. In den USA tauchten Deepfake-Videos als gezielte Propaganda in den Midterm-Wahlkampagnen 2026 auf. In Deutschland gingen zehntausende Menschen auf die Straße und forderten rechtlichen Schutz gegen Deepfake-Missbrauchsbilder.Diese Folge verbindet beide Geschichten durch einen gemeinsamen Faden: die Waffe des Vertrauens. Wenn die Technologie hinter politischer Manipulation dieselbe ist wie die hinter intimen Bildmissbrauchen, muss die Antwort größer sein als jede einzelne Kampagne oder jedes Gesetz.Cyber Ethos wird von Ben Hermann moderiert. Neue Folgen jede Woche. Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com

Welcome to Cyber Ethos – a weekly podcast on online privacy, cybersecurity, and AI ethics. Every Thursday, host Ben Hermann breaks down the stories that matter most to your digital life, in plain language and without the panic. Whether you are a business professional, a curious listener, or someone who simply wants to understand what is happening to your data – this show is for you. Subscribe now and join a growing community that believes privacy is not about hiding. It is about having a choice.Check out Cyber Ethos on cyberethos.substack.com