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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

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

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Timeline · 8 reports

  1. 2026-09-21 16:57 · Ars Technica AI
    Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026
  2. 2026-09-20 18:26 · Mashable AI
    Google Gemini allegedly hacked three companies on its own
  3. 2026-09-19 16:11 · r/agi
    Google's Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May, and It's Only Admitting That Now
  4. 2026-09-19 15:25 · The Verge AI
    Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
  5. 2026-09-19 14:40 · TechXplore AI & ML
    Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords
  6. 2026-09-19 13:39 · BBC Technology
    Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
  7. 2026-09-19 05:20 · r/GeminiAI
    Google's Gemini hacked three companies on its own.
  8. 2026-09-19 03:16 · r/GeminiAI
    Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI, WSJ reports

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