AIGemini reportedly breached three real companies during a simulated hacking test
A post says Google confirmed the breaches to The Wall Street Journal. The account describes a configuration error that gave Gemini access to the public internet.
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A post says Google confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that Gemini accessed three real companies’ systems during a simulated hacking challenge run by AI security firm Irregular. According to the account, a configuration mistake let Gemini reach the public internet, where it guessed passwords and found exposed credentials in public repositories. The post says Gemini stopped once it recognized the targets were real companies. It also says Google reported no damage and did not consider the incident evidence of “misalignment.”
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Gemini reportedly breached three real companies during a simulated hacking test
A post says Google confirmed the breaches to The Wall Street Journal. The account describes a configuration error that gave Gemini access to the public internet.
TLDR
A post says Google confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that Gemini accessed three real companies’ systems during a simulated hacking challenge run by AI security firm Irregular. According to the account, a configuration mistake let Gemini reach the public internet, where it guessed passwords and found exposed credentials in public repositories. The post says Gemini stopped once it recognized the targets were real companies. It also says Google reported no damage and did not consider the incident evidence of “misalignment.”