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Artificial Intelligence: Mountain View-based Google says its AI system 'Gemini' hacked into 3 companies earlier this year
Google says its artificial intelligence system "Gemini" hacked into three companies.
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Sep 20, 2026 at 5:01 AM UTC · 1 Min. Lesezeit
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Google says its artificial intelligence system "Gemini" hacked into three companies.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- Google says its artificial intelligence system "Gemini" hacked into three companies.
It reportedly happened in May during a test of the AI's cybersecurity capabilities.
The Mountain View-based company says Gemini gained access by using passwords found online or by guessing login information.
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Google did not name the companies but says it notified them in July and that the hacks did not cause any damage.
At this time, none of the impacted companies have come forward.
Federal authorities have been notified.
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