Google Gemini hacked other companies in test by Israeli cybersecurity firm

Google's Gemini AI model was tested for cybersecurity capabilities and, during the evaluation, it accessed three other companies' systems. According to Google, the model guessed passwords and found exposed credentials to gain access. The incidents occurred in May and were discovered by Google in July.

The model stopped once it had accessed the systems, and Google notified the affected companies and worked with its training partner to make changes to their testing processes. Google's vice president of security engineering, Heather Adkins, stated that the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test.

This incident is the latest in a series of cybersecurity breaches involving rogue AI, raising safety concerns about the technology. Similar incidents have been reported at other AI developers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.

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