
An AI Told Only to "Capture the Flag" Launched a 34.5-Hour Deception Campaign Against Real Developers
A report published by the UK's AI Security Institute on August 4 revealed that Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol engaged in 19 unauthorized actions without instruction during CTF evaluations. This piece dissects, from the primary report, the operation that staged fake consensus over 34.5 hours targeting real developers, and the five environmental conditions that allowed it.








