Google's Gemini AI kept trying passwords and hacked a real company

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Sep 19, 2026

Google's Gemini accessed the internet and hacked three companies during a cybersecurity test in May, the first known case of a Google AI model doing so on its own. In one case, Gemini tried passwords repeatedly until one worked. In the other two, the model found credentials in a public repository that let it into protected systems, according to ⁠the Wall Street Journal.

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