Published on
07/07/2026 - 15:54 GMT+2
The eurozone's top banking supervisor, the ECB, on Tuesday told major European banks to draw up action plans to address cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems.
The emergence of AI models such as Anthropic's Mythos, which is particularly effective at identifying weaknesses in computer systems, has raised concerns among European governments and policymakers.
The ECB's supervisory board sent a letter to the 110 banks it directly supervises, arguing that the latest AI models represent a "long-term shift in the threat landscape rather than a temporary phenomenon".
