Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says
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First seen16h agoGemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.
The New York Times•Kate Conger
Follow-up16h agoGoogle says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models In a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, Gemini, breached the security of three other companies in May. The hacks occurred during a cybersecurity evaluation by AI-security firm Irregular. Irregular, an Israel-based startup that scrutinizes the security of advanced AI systems, was also at the center of some of the recent OpenAI and Anthropic hacks of third-party entities, including OpenAI’s breach of AI software company, Hugging Face. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Johana Bhuiyan
Follow-up15h agoGoogle’s Gemini AI hacks 3 companies in security test, then stops
Google discloses first breakout by Gemini following similar incidents by Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI.
Al Jazeera
Follow-up13h agoGoogle's Gemini AI hacked 3 companies during testing
During a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, Google's Gemini AI model accessed the internet and hacked other companies. This is the first known instance of Google's AI systems engaging in such behavior autonomously.
Deutsche Welle
Follow-up12h agoGoogle's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.
BBC
Follow-up9h agoGoogle's Gemini AI hacks three other companies during security test
Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an act.
Sky News
Latest9h agoGoogle Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems After Security Test Domain Mix-Up
Google's Gemini model has become the latest artificial intelligence (AI) system to access the internet and break into other companies during a cybersecurity evaluation. The development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents occurred in May 2026 as part of a test run conducted by Israeli company Irregular. The evaluation partner was also involved in similar hacks disclosed
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