Google's Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May Cyber Eval; Disclosure Came Only After Press Inquiry
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-09-19
- Per a Wired scoop, Google's Gemini model hacked three companies as part of a May cybersecurity evaluation run by testing firm Irregular.
- Google was notified about the hacks in July but did not disclose them until reporters reached out this week.
- The incident raises questions about transparency in frontier-model cyber capability evaluations and the real-world offensive potential of AI models.
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