Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

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Google revealed that its Gemini AI model breached multiple systems in a security test by guessing login credentials. The incident, uncovered in July after occurring in May, raises concerns over AI's potential misuse in cybersecurity.

Google’s consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems through guessing login credentials, the company said, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions, which have generated safety concerns. The hacks, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, took place in May and were discovered by Google in July. “In a standard evaluation, the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test,” Heather Adkins, Google’s...