Kraken Parent Company Taps AI Model for Cybersecurity Scans

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has partnered with Anthropic's Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos 5 for defensive cybersecurity work. This AI model will scan Payward's software environments for vulnerabilities over the coming weeks.

The findings from these scans will enter Payward's existing security review process, rather than automatically producing software changes. The company also plans to disclose validated vulnerabilities affecting third-party open-source projects to their maintainers.

Prior to this partnership, Anthropic launched Project Glasswing in April 2026 to give selected infrastructure providers and software maintainers early access to its strongest cybersecurity models. Payward's access followed the U.S. government lifting temporary export restrictions on Mythos 5.

Anthropic describes Claude Mythos 5 as its most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, which can inspect code, identify weaknesses, suggest patches, and assist approved researchers with testing exploit paths. However, the model's dual-use capability to create exploit components and combine them into attack chains means it remains limited to approved partners.