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Google reports first AI-powered zero-day exploit by cybercriminals
Google's Threat Intelligence Group reports the first confirmed case of cybercriminals using AI to discover and exploit a zero-day vulnerability in a web-based admin tool.
Dustin Volz / New York Times: Google's TIG reports the first confirmed instance of “prominent cybercrime threat actors” using AI to find and weaponize a zero-day in a web-based admin tool — The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug.
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- techmeme.comGoogle's TIG reports the first confirmed instance of "prominent cybercrime threat actors" using AI to find and weaponize a zero-day in a web-based admin tool (Dustin Volz/New York Times)primary
- techmeme.comGoogle's TIG says it has likely thwarted efforts to use AI for a "mass exploitation event" and warns that tools like OpenClaw are being used to find exploits (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
§ how this story moved
- primary — Techmeme publishes the launch post.
- Techmeme picks up coverage.