Google's Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

According to the Wall Street Journal, in one of the cases the model simply guessed passwords until it gained access to a protected system.

Heather Adkins, vice president of Security Engineering at Google, told the BBC in a statement: "We ensured the three entities were made aware, and we worked with our training partner on the changes they've now made to their testing processes. "The affected companies were informed about the breaches, which happened in May.

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The hacks first reported by the Wall Street Journal, occurred in May during a test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that carries out cyber-security evaluations.

In statement to the BBC on Saturday, Irregular said it informed Google and all affected entities back in July as part of its investigation.

Irregular took immediate action, and all known issues on our end were remedied and resolved weeks ago," it added.

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