Ep. 64 - The Mythos Hype Index: What AI Really Did to the Zero-Day Curve

Every CISO is asking it: now that frontier models like Claude Mythos and ChatGPT 5.5 have real offensive cyber capability, are zero days surging?

Host Tova Dvorin and SafeBreach offensive engineer Adrian Culley dig into the mid-2026 data—GTIG, Mandiant M-Trends, Rapid7, AISI—and find the curve moved in shape, not volume. Inside: the two AI "firsts" (Big Sleep and a 2FA-bypass exploit), why commercial spyware explains the rebound, the negative-seven-day time-to-exploit, and why defender deployment is the real bottleneck.

Want a visual breakdown of some of these numbers? Check out our infographic here: https://www.safebreach.com/white-papers/ai-the-vulnerability-lifecycle-infographic/

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