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Google thwarts hackers using AI to exploit zero-day vulnerability

Google's Threat Intelligence Group has disrupted a hacker operation that utilized AI to discover a zero-day vulnerability. The attackers intended to exploit this flaw to bypass two-factor authentication. While Google's swift action likely prevented widespread exploitation, the incident highlights the growing use of AI in sophisticated cyberattacks and raises concerns about the speed of defense patching against AI-assisted threats. AI

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IMPACT Highlights the increasing use of AI by malicious actors, potentially accelerating the pace of cyberattacks and challenging defense mechanisms.

RANK_REASON Significant cybersecurity event involving a major tech company and the use of AI in sophisticated attacks.

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Google thwarts hackers using AI to exploit zero-day vulnerability

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    https://www. europesays.com/2987689/ Microsoft MDASH finds Windows security flaws with AI # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AI # ArtificialIntellige

    https://www. europesays.com/2987689/ Microsoft MDASH finds Windows security flaws with AI # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AI # ArtificialIntelligence

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    https://www. europesays.com/2987687/ ArgentEdge launches to tap into agentic AI adoption inflection point – ARN # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AI

    https://www. europesays.com/2987687/ ArgentEdge launches to tap into agentic AI adoption inflection point – ARN # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AI # ArtificialIntelligence

  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 AI Briefing — 13.05.2026 1. Google Researchers Apparently Foil AI Hacker Attack - DER SPIEGEL 20 hours ago · Previously unidentified perpetrators have attempted

    🤖 KI-Briefing — 13.05.2026 1. Google-Forscher vereiteln offenbar KI-Hackerangriff - DER SPIEGEL vor 20 Stunden · Bislang nicht identifizierte Täter haben versucht, mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) eine neuartige IT-Sicherheitslücke auszunutzen. Das teilte Googles ... 2. KI-E…

  4. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    # Google ’s Threat Intelligence Group thwarted a # hacker group’s attempt to use # AI models for a # massvulnerability exploitation operation. The hackers aimed

    # Google ’s Threat Intelligence Group thwarted a # hacker group’s attempt to use # AI models for a # massvulnerability exploitation operation. The hackers aimed to exploit a # zeroday vulnerability to bypass two-factor authentication, but Google’s proactive counter-discovery like…

  5. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company's digital defense Google shared limited information about the attackers and the t

    🤖 Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company's digital defense Google shared limited information about the attackers and the target, but John Hultquist, chief analyst at the tech giant’s threat intelligence arm, said it represents a moment cybers…

  6. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw https://www. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/poli tics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # HackerNews #

    Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw https://www. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/poli tics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # HackerNews # Google # AI # hackers # softwareflaw # cybersecurity # news

  7. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night https:// martin.sh/i-let-ai-build-a-too l-to-help-me-figure-out-what-was-waking-me-up

    I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night https:// martin.sh/i-let-ai-build-a-too l-to-help-me-figure-out-what-was-waking-me-up-at-night/ # HackerNews # AI # Sleep # Tool # Night # Waking # Insights # Technology

  8. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    News Google Reports Attackers Using AI to Intentionally Damage Systems – AI Watch https://www.yayafa.com/2798588/ # AgenticAi # AI # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialIntelli

    ニュース Google、システムに意図的に損害を与える攻撃者がAIを利用していることをレポート – AI Watch https://www. yayafa.com/2798588/ # AgenticAi # AI # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # DeepMind # Gemini # Google # GoogleAI # GoogleDeepMind # GoogleGemini # エージェント型AI # 人工知能 # 倫理・リスク # 汎用人工知能 # 社会・…

  9. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    News: Chrome's New 'Skills' Feature Allows One-Click Registration of Instructions to Gemini – AI Watch https://www.yayafa.com/2798586/ #AgenticAi #AI #AIUtilization #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence #ArtificialIn

    ニュース ChromeにGeminiへの指示をワンクリックで登録する新機能「Skills」 – AI Watch https://www. yayafa.com/2798586/ # AgenticAi # AI # AI活用 # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # Chrome # DeepMind # Gemini # Google # GoogleAI # GoogleDeepMind # GoogleGemini # エージェント型AI # ビジネス・業務 # 人工知能…

  10. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    # Google Says # Hackers Used # AI To Create # ZeroDay # Security Flaw For the First Time # privacy https:// tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/ 11/1640239/google-say

    # Google Says # Hackers Used # AI To Create # ZeroDay # Security Flaw For the First Time # privacy https:// tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/ 11/1640239/google-says-hackers-used-ai-to-create-zero-day-security-flaw-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

  11. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google reports criminals likely used AI to support a zero-day exploit targeting 2FA. The vulnerability was patched before mass exploitation, but the incident ra

    Google reports criminals likely used AI to support a zero-day exploit targeting 2FA. The vulnerability was patched before mass exploitation, but the incident raises a harder question: how fast can defenders patch when attackers have AI assistance? The policy focus shifts from mod…

  12. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 한국어(KO) · [email protected] ·

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used AI to Find a Major Software Flaw

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. To Find a Major Software Flaw 구글은 범죄 해커들이 AI를 활용해 주요 소프트웨어 취약점을 발견했다고 밝혔습니다. 이는 AI가 보안 공격에 악용될 수 있음을 보여주는 사례로, AI 보안 분야에서 중요한 경고 신호입니다. AI 기반 공격 기법에 대한 대응과 방어 전략 마련이 필요합니다. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/poli tics/google-hackers-atta…

  13. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🤖 AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refi

    🤖 AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nas... 📰 S…

  14. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    "Adversaries Leverage AI for Vulnerability Exploitation, Augmented Operations, and Initial Access" 🕵️🔐🤔 https:// cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t hreat-intelligen

    "Adversaries Leverage AI for Vulnerability Exploitation, Augmented Operations, and Initial Access" 🕵️🔐🤔 https:// cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t hreat-intelligence/ai-vulnerability-exploitation-initial-access # threat # ai # cybersec # cybersecurity # infosec # itsec # it # exploi…

  15. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Google detects hackers using AI-generated code to bypass 2FA with zero-day vulnerability submitted by /u/Odd-Onion-6776 [link] [comments] 📰 Source: Artificial

    🤖 Google detects hackers using AI-generated code to bypass 2FA with zero-day vulnerability submitted by /u/Odd-Onion-6776 [link] [comments] 📰 Source: Artificial Intelligence (AI) 🔗 Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1tb5quh/google_detects_hackers_using_aigenerated…

  16. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🎮 A24's Obsession director wants to make a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie next Curry Barker already has Texas Chainsaw Massacre lined up as his next project,

    🎮 A24's Obsession director wants to make a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie next Curry Barker already has Texas Chainsaw Massacre lined up as his next project, but he tells Polygon he'd love to make a Freddy Krueger movie too. 📰 Source: Polygon.com 🔗 Link: https://www.polygon.co…

  17. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Navigating EU AI Act requirements for LLM fine-tuning on Amazon SageMaker AI In this post, we show you how to set up FLOPs tracking during LLM fine-tuning usi

    🤖 Navigating EU AI Act requirements for LLM fine-tuning on Amazon SageMaker AI In this post, we show you how to set up FLOPs tracking during LLM fine-tuning using the open source Fine-Tuning FLOPs Meter toolkit on Amazon SageMaker AI. You learn how to determine your complianc... …

  18. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google says that some hackers (won't say who) would have hacked some admin tool (won't say which) and that they have evidence that it was done with AI (they don

    Google says that some hackers (won't say who) would have hacked some admin tool (won't say which) and that they have evidence that it was done with AI (they don't share the evidence). How is this news? ---- Google dice que unos hackers (no dice quienes) iban a hackear una herrami…

  19. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says # AI https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industria

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says # AI https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale-threat-three-months-google

  20. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Top News: Google confirms the first AI-developed zero-day 2FA bypass used in mass exploitation. The IMF warns AI will accelerate sophisticated cyberattacks, thr

    Top News: Google confirms the first AI-developed zero-day 2FA bypass used in mass exploitation. The IMF warns AI will accelerate sophisticated cyberattacks, threatening global financial stability. A new industry coalition has formed to protect US critical infrastructure. Geopolit…

  21. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night https:// martin.sh/i-let-ai-build-a-too l-to-help-me-figure-out-what-was-waking-me-up

    I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night https:// martin.sh/i-let-ai-build-a-too l-to-help-me-figure-out-what-was-waking-me-up-at-night/ # ai

  22. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-sca

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale-threat-three-months-google # ai # google # theguardian

  23. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # Cyberse

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # Cybersecurity # Tech

  24. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · ITinsights ·

    🚨 Google Blocks AI Attack! Is This the Beginning of a New Era of Cyber Threats? #CyberSecurity #AI https://itinsights.nl/cybersecurity/go ogle-sto

    🚨 Google blokkeert AI-aanval! Is dit het begin van een nieuw tijdperk van cyberdreigingen? # CyberSecurity # AI https:// itinsights.nl/cybersecurity/go ogle-stopt-ai-aanval-nieuw-tijdperk-cyberdreiging-is-begonnen/

  25. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Svenska(SV) · [email protected] ·

    Google warns that hackers are finding vulnerabilities using AI tools # Windows # OnlineServices # AI Google warns that hackers are finding vulnerabilities with hj

    Google varnar för att hackare hittar sårbarheter med hjälp av AI-verktyg # Windows # OnlineServices # AI Google varnar för att hackare hittar sårbarheter med hjälp av AI-verktyg

  26. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · lowyat ·

    Google Thwarts First AI-Assisted Zero-Day Cyberattack Attempt # ai # artificialintelligence # cybersecurity # google # gtig https://www. lowyat.net/2026/392347/

    Google Thwarts First AI-Assisted Zero-Day Cyberattack Attempt # ai # artificialintelligence # cybersecurity # google # gtig https://www. lowyat.net/2026/392347/google- thwarts-first-ai-assisted-zero-day-cyberattack-attempt/

  27. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    AI becomes an attacker's "auxiliary tool", Google reports countermeasures and latest threats https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/12107850.html # watch_impress # tech # AI

    AIが攻撃者の"補助ツール"に グーグルが対策と最新脅威を報告 https://www. watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/ 2107850.html # watch_impress # テック # AI

  28. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · argos4v ·

    📰 Google says it likely thwarted effort by hacker group to use AI for 'mass exploitation event' Google's narrow escape from this AI-powered hacking attempt is a

    📰 Google says it likely thwarted effort by hacker group to use AI for 'mass exploitation event' Google's narrow escape from this AI-powered hacking attempt is a stark reminder that our tech giants are barely keeping pace with the bad guys. # AI # Cybersecurity # Geopolitics # Tec…

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  30. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale-threat-three-months-google # CyberSecurity # AI # Technology

  31. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # HackerNews # T

    Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # HackerNews # Tech # AI

  32. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # CyberSe

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # CyberSecurity # TechNews

  33. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # Tech # Cyber

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # Tech # Cybersecurity # AI

  34. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # CyberSe

    Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/google-hackers-attack-ai.html # AI # CyberSecurity # TechNews