Mythos: Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

Ah, the NHS — already drowning in waiting lists and crumbling IT systems — has discovered a new existential threat: AI hacking models. Their solution? Pull open-source software from the internet. Because nothing says 'secure' like security through obscurity in 2026, when even your kettle is a potential attack vector. Mythos, the AI model apparently capable of hacking anything from NHS servers to your toaster, has sent Whitehall mandarins into a panic. Their grand strategy: hide the code and hope the AI doesn't find them. It's like fighting a nuclear missile by closing the curtains.

Of course, the backlash from the open-source community has been swift and predictable. Experts are pointing out that removing source code doesn't actually fix vulnerabilities — it just makes them harder to find. The NHS, never one for nuance, is pressing ahead. After all, why fix the leaky roof when you can simply board up the windows? The irony that the same software was supposedly benefiting from community scrutiny seems lost on them.

One can't help but admire the sheer Britishness of the response: a stiff upper lip, a hasty retreat, and a hope that the whole AI hacking thing might just go away if we ignore it. The real wager here is that Mythos won't target a system already hidden behind layers of NHS bureaucracy. Given the track record, I wouldn't bet my prescription on it. The only thing more vulnerable than the NHS's code is its cyber budget.