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Mythos emerges as AI-driven mobile app attacks surge
Security firms are publishing early experiences of Anthropic’s AI model Mythos, which was first shared on a limited basis with some companies, with Cloudflare standing out. Cloudflare said Mythos is a tool on a different level from earlier general-purpose frontier models, citing attack-chain building and proof generation. Separately, Anthropic is allowing Mythos users to share cyber threat information with other companies exposed to similar vulnerabilities.
AI & Enterprise
Western Digital to integrate post-quantum cryptography into hard drives
Western Digital said on May 19 it integrated post-quantum cryptography into its latest high-capacity Ultrastar UltraSMR hard disk drives. The company said it will introduce HDDs that apply quantum-resistant algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Western Digital said the move shows quantum security is shifting from theory to hardware-level defense and could help protect large-scale data lakes backing AI innovation from future quantum computers.
Industry
Western Digital unveils roadmap to expand HDD capacity to 100TB
Western Digital on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap for hard disk drives with capacities of more than 100 terabytes and introduced performance and power-optimization technologies at Innovation Day 2026. The company said it has shifted to long-term customer partnerships based on multi-year contracts and more than doubled gross profit year on year. It said 40TB UltraSMR ePMR drives and HAMR drives are under validation with two hyperscale customers each, with mass production plans from the second half of this year and expanded HAMR output from 2027.