Google Gemini AI autonomous hacking incident 2026
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Google Gemini AI hacks three companies in security test
The affected companies were informed about the breach.
Irregular is an Israeli startup backed by Sequoia and Redpoint Ventures, valued at $450 million last year.
“In a standard evaluation, the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test,”
Google Gemini accessed protected systems in AI cybersecurity test
Internet access was unintentionally available during the test.
The test was run by a company called Irregular.
Google did not identify the businesses involved.
Google Gemini AI hacks three companies in first known breakout
Google Gemini AI hacks 3 companies in security test
Amodei's call was endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
Google said Gemini's behaviour was not an example of model misalignment and did not warrant public disclosure because Gemini's safety measures worked.
Google vice president of security engineering Heather Adkins said in the other instances the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test.