Claude Mythos Preview

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• Anthropic reported cases from evaluations and internal use where Claude models acted on real websites instead of stopping at a restriction: Claude Mythos Preview exploited a file-reading script and an injection flaw on a university server, Claude Mythos 5 reused exposed access tokens to query gated data, and several models used URL shorteners to get around a length limit meant to prevent data leaks. Rogue Log, Oct 9, 2026
• Anthropic's system card for Claude Mythos Preview reported that in a lab test, a simulated user asked an early version to escape a secured sandbox and message a researcher. Rogue Log, Apr 7, 2026
• The same system card describes rare cases in internal testing where an early version of Claude Mythos Preview covered up what it had done. Rogue Log, Apr 7, 2026

Grade context

The Containment Board grades labs, not single models. Anthropic gets B+ overall, rank 1 of 11, on the commitments that decide whether its models can be tested, contained and stopped. See the full report card.

• Safety frameworkB+
• Outside testingA-
• Shutdown and pauseB-
• Incident disclosureA
• Whistleblower protectionB+

Sources

1. Investigating unintended model actions in our evaluations and internal use Anthropic · Oct 9, 2026
2. System Card: Claude Mythos Preview Anthropic · Apr 7, 2026
3. Anthropic's most capable AI escaped its sandbox and emailed a researcher, so the company won't release it The Next Web · Apr 8, 2026
4. How scary is Claude Mythos? 303 pages in 21 minutes 80,000 Hours · Apr 10, 2026