Mythos was the critical trigger for IBM's open-source cybersecurity push, Krishna says

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 28, 2026 · 390 words · By Seema Mody

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What to know about Mythos was the critical trigger for IBM's open-source cybersecurity push, Krishna says

International Business Machines CEO Arvind Krishna said Anthropic's Mythos was pivotal in driving the company's $5 billion investment into a new cybersecurity offering announced Thursday to address vulnerabilities in open-source software.

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"Mythos was the critical triggering factor on this," Krishna said in an exclusive interview with CNBC.

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Claim 1: “Red Hat is also part of the effort that is being dubbed Project Lightwell.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Project Lightwell is a joint effort between IBM and Red Hat.

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web search NEUTRAL — Project Lightwell is Red Hat’s response to the future of open source security in the AI age.That’s why we’re launching Project Lightwell from IBM and Red Hat, a $5 billion, AI-powered, 20,000 engineer…
https://www.redhat.com/en/lightwell

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web search NEUTRAL — “With Project Lightwell, IBM and Red Hat are helping define a new industry model, one that brings together AI, engineering expertise, and trusted collaboration, to secure open source software at its s…
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-05-28-ibm-and-red-hat-commit-5…

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Claim 2: “The stock got a 12% bump last week after the Trump administration announced a $1 billion investment to develop a hub for quantum chip manufacturing.”

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The provided evidence contains general company information and stock news but does not mention a 12% bump related to a Trump administration $1 billion quantum chip manufacturing hub investment.

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web search NEUTRAL — IBM as a military contractor produced 6% of the M1 Carbine rifles used in World War II, about 346,500 of them, between August 1943 and May 1944. IBM built the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM

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web search NEUTRAL — For more than a century, IBM has been a global technology innovator, leading advances in AI, automation and hybrid cloud solutions that help businesses grow.
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web search NEUTRAL — 19 hours ago · IBM | Complete International Business Machines Corp. stock news by MarketWatch. View real-time stock prices and stock quotes for a full financial overview.
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Claim 3: “IBM shares climbed following the announcement.”

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The provided evidence includes general stock price search results and AI investment mentions, but no specific data confirming a stock price increase immediately following the Project Lightwell announcement.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
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Claim 4: “The enterprise tech company is part of Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative that is previewing Anthropic's Mythos ahead of a broader expected launch.”

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Evidence confirms Project Glasswing is an Anthropic initiative previewing Mythos, but there is no evidence in the provided results confirming that IBM is a part of Project Glasswing specifically.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is committing up to $100M in usage credits for Mythos Preview across these efforts, as well as $4M in direct donations to open-source security organizations. Project Glasswing is a starting …
https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing

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web search NEUTRAL — Project Glasswing is an initiative launched by Anthropic on April 7, 2026. The idea behind it is simple: use an advanced AI model to find dangerous security vulnerabilities in critical software before…
https://medium.com/no-time/what-is-project-glasswing-and-wha…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic just unveiled Claude Mythos Preview — an AI model too dangerous to release publicly, but powerful enough to find vulnerabilities that evaded detection for decades. Here's what it means and h…
https://hivesecurity.gitlab.io/blog/project-glasswing-anthro…

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Claim 5: “As part of its open-source push, IBM and Red Hat are dedicating 20,000 software engineers to help partners secure software.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that Project Lightwell involves a commitment of more than 20,000 engineers from IBM and Red Hat to secure open-source software.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Hat, LLC (formerly Red Hat Software, Inc. and then Red Hat, Inc.) is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises and is a subsidiary of IBM. Founded in …
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Claim 6: “RBC Capital analyst Matthew Swanson said in a note Thursday that IBM is one of the largest providers of open-source software”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general IBM Wikipedia and stock info; there is no mention of RBC Capital analyst Matthew Swanson or his specific note regarding IBM's status as an open-source provider.

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Claim 7: “Major U.S. banks have already signed on to the project, with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Bank of America all early adopters.”

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Multiple sources list Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan (JPMorganChase), and Bank of America as early adopters of Project Lightwell.

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Claim 8: “International Business Machines CEO Arvind Krishna said Anthropic's Mythos was pivotal in driving the company's $5 billion investment into a new cybersecurity offering announced Thursday to address vulnerabilities in open-source software.”

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While evidence confirms IBM announced a $5 billion investment in 'Project Lightwell' to secure open-source software, the claim incorrectly attributes the driver to 'Anthropic's Mythos'. The evidence shows Project Lightwell is an IBM/Red Hat initiative, whereas Mythos is associated with 'Project Glasswing', a separate Anthropic initiative. The claim conflates two different projects.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International Business Machines Corporation, doing business as IBM (nicknamed Big Blue), is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 coun…
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web search NEUTRAL — International Business Machines Corporation, doing business as IBM, is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is a public…
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