Anthropic launches free AI security scanning service OSS Scanner for open-source projects

Anthropic launches OSS Scanner, a free AI security scanning service for open-source projects. Projects can opt-in to receive regular security scan reports generated by its strongest models (including Claude Mythos). Reports are fully AI-generated without human review, potentially identifying vulnerabilities faster and more frequently, but may contain errors or invalid findings. The report also notes that AI tools have recently helped uncover major open-source security vulnerabilities, while some open-source projects (including those led by Linus Torvalds and Google) are struggling to cope with the influx of AI-generated vulnerability reports.