China’s 360 says it has developed tools to match Anthropic’s Mythos

Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 Security Technology has developed what it calls a domestic answer to Anthropic’s Mythos, it said on Wednesday, casting the U.S. model as a strategic cyber capability that China could not afford to lack.

Mythos, previewed in April, ‌is a system that detects software vulnerabilities, but cybersecurity experts have warned that it could supercharge cyberattacks. The U.S. this month ordered Anthropic to suspend ‌exports of a less powerful version of the programme, citing national security concerns.

Speaking at the ISC.AI 2026 cybersecurity conference in Beijing, 360 founder Zhou Hongyi unveiled two AI security tools under the banner “Yitian Tulong”, ​a name drawn from a classic Chinese martial arts novel meaning “Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber”.

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