Google’s Gemini AI hacks 3 companies in security test, then stops

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 19, 2026Country: United States
Technology
Google’s Gemini AI hacks 3 companies in security test, then stops

Google's Gemini model hacked three companies during a cybersecurity test, with the first incident reported in May by the company Irregular. Irregular notified Google at the end of July about the breaches. Although the model accessed public information and guessed credentials to access websites, Google stated that Gemini's safety measures worked and that the behavior did not warrant public disclosure.

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