Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos could put her out of business
An ethical hacker, Valentina Palmiotti, warns that AI tools like Claude Mythos could threaten her career in cybersecurity. Despite currently benefiting from AI in her work, she believes that the rise of such powerful tools will make it difficult for even top hackers to compete. The Pwn2Own competition highlighted the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the hacking landscape.
- ▪Valentina Palmiotti, known as Chompie, won major prizes at the Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin.
- ▪She expressed concerns that AI tools like Claude Mythos could outpace human hackers in finding vulnerabilities.
- ▪Chompie noted that while AI currently aids her work, it may soon eliminate many lower-hanging fruit opportunities for ethical hackers.
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Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos could put her out of businessJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePwn2Own BerlinAn ethical hacker who just won major prizes at a prestigious international competition says her days of competing could be numbered due to the rise of AI tools like Claude Mythos.Valentina Palmiotti - better known as Chompie - was the most successful individual at the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin.She told BBC News that, for now, AI tools were helping her to win "bug bounties" - money given to hackers who spot vulnerabilities in online systems before they can be exploited by cyber-criminals.But she said systems like Mythos were so powerful that even champion hackers like her would soon struggle…
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