Anthropic AI Uncovers New Attacks on Post-Quantum Cryptography
What happened
Anthropic AI researchers, utilizing Claude Mythos Preview, have discovered new mathematical attacks against the HAWK post-quantum signature scheme and a 7-round version of AES-128. The HAWK digital signature scheme, a post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithm under consideration for a US standard by NIST, has been withdrawn after Mythos identified a critical flaw.
Why it matters
AI Security Engineers must recognize that advanced AI models like Claude Mythos Preview can uncover subtle, previously unknown vulnerabilities in cryptographic schemes, necessitating the integration of AI-driven cryptanalysis into security evaluations and PQC algorithm validation processes.
Topics
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- AI Cryptanalysis
- HAWK Signature Scheme
- AES-128
Articles in this trend
- Anthropic AI uncovers new attacks on post-quantum cryptography — Dataconomy
- Anthropic says its Mythos model found vulnerabilities in cryptographic algorithms that secure the internet — The Decoder
- Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission — AI - Ars Technica
- Quoting Matthew Green — Simon Willison's Weblog