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Morning Edition · Saturday, October 17, 2026Published at 2:12 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic folds Project Glasswing into a three-tier cyber program that relaxes classifier blocking for vetted security teams
Verified defenders get Claude Mythos 5.1, Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 with fewer automated refusals, and Anthropic says Glasswing partners found at least 129,000 verified vulnerabilities between April and July.
Anthropic expanded its Cyber Verification Program on October 6. The program gives qualifying security professionals advanced cyber capabilities with reduced blocking classifiers. The company merged its two trusted-access efforts into this s…
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