Hackers Used AI to Build Zero-Day Attack, Google Researchers Say - Bloomberg

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Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw

The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert said.

By Dustin Volz

Google says criminal hackers used AI to find software flaw

Cybercriminals have reportedly leveraged artificial intelligence to craft a potent hacking tool capable of circumventing security measures in a widely used system administration software. Google's security team uncovered this novel threat, which exploited an unknown vulnerability to bypass multi-factor authentication. The developer was alerted and patched the flaw before it could be weaponized, marking a significant development in AI-driven cyberattacks.