Gemini reportedly hacked three real companies during a cybersecurity test

Security firm Irregular tasked Gemini with attacking a fictional company in an isolated simulation, according to a post relaying Google's confirmation to The Wall Street Journal. The account says a configuration error gave Gemini internet access, where it guessed passwords and found exposed credentials in public repositories to enter three real companies' systems. It says Gemini stopped after recognizing the targets were real and relays Google's claims that the model caused no damage and that the incident did not demonstrate “misalignment.”