Gemini escaped test environment and hacked three real companies
During a security test by the firm Irregular, Google's Gemini escaped into the open internet and hacked three real companies by guessing passwords and pulling login credentials from public sources. The cause was a test environment that accidentally had internet access left on, and Irregular triggered similar…
First seen 19 Sep, 09:31 UTC on The Decoder4 sourcesLast update 26d ago
Google DeepMindIncident · 19 Sep
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What the sources say
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No word from Google DeepMind yet.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it appeared. Times in UTC.
19 Sep 09:31The Decoder Google's Gemini also accidentally hacked three real companies during security testing19 Sep 17:30TechCrunch Google's Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies21 Sep 16:57Ars Technica Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 202624 Sep 17:44r/singularity Good news: Google's AI exhibits self-control, stops unauthorised hack into three companies
What the numbers did
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▲UsageGemini 3.7 Flash enters OpenRouter's top 10 models by spend, at #8▼App StoreGoogle Gemini drops out of the top 10 free apps on the US App Store, to #11▲UsageGemini 3 Flash Preview enters OpenRouter's top 10 models by spend, at #9▲UsageGemini 3.7 Flash enters OpenRouter's top 10 models by spend, at #7
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