SMRTR TechMay 11, 2026The Verge

Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI

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Google blocked the first known AI-assisted zero-day cyberattack, where hackers planned to bypass two-factor authentication on a web-based admin tool during a "mass exploitation event." Evidence in the exploit's code, including AI-style formatting and a hallucinated security score, revealed AI involvement. Hackers are increasingly using AI to find and exploit vulnerabilities.

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