The UK National Cyber Security Center warns that AI-powered code analysis is rapidly uncovering decades of accumulated technical vulnerabilities faster than teams can patch them, forcing organizations into a "patch tsunami." Tools like Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber enable both defenders and attackers to find vulnerabilities at scale, lowering discovery barriers. The agency urges organizations to reduce attack surface and prepare for a deluge of critical security updates.
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Brace for the patch tsunami: AI is unearthing decades of buried code debt
AI vulnerability discovery tools like Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5-Cyber are unearthing buried security flaws faster than organizations can patch them, giving both defenders and attackers automated access to exploit intelligence at scale.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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