Google’s Gemini breaks out of test environment to hack three external firms: Report

Mint - Sep 19, 2026

Google’s Gemini hacked three companies in the first known breakout, after the model accessed the internet and breached external systems during an evaluation of its cybersecurity capabilities.

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