Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says it has identified what it describes as the first known case of a zero-day exploit being discovered and weaponized with assistance from an AI model. In its report, GTIG says it has “high confidence” that prominent cybercrime threat actors used AI to help find and develop a vulnerability in a widely used system administration tool. GTIG says the planned activity involved bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) and that the threat actors were aiming for a “mass exploitation event.” Multiple outlets report that GTIG’s investigation links the effort to an unnamed actor and that Google’s proactive defenses stopped the attempted exploitation before it could be carried out. While the outlets agree on the general claims—AI assistance, a previously unknown (zero-day) vulnerability, 2FA bypass capability, and the disruption of an attempted large-scale campaign—most articles do not name the affected software or provide technical details of the vulnerability. The reporting frames the disclosure as a notable milestone in how AI may be used in real-world vulnerability research and exploit generation.
Google says threat actors used AI to discover and develop a zero-day exploit
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says it has identified what it describes as the first known case of a zero-day exploit being discovered and weaponized with assistance from an AI model. In it...
- Google’s GTIG says it has high confidence that AI helped a threat actor discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability.
- The targeted vulnerability is described as being in a popular system administration tool, though it is not publicly named in most reports.
- GTIG says the planned use would bypass two-factor authentication (2FA).
- Google says it stopped an attempted “mass exploitation event” involving the AI-assisted zero-day.
- The disclosure is presented by outlets as the first known case of an AI-assisted zero-day exploit discovered in a malicious context.
Google has identified the first zero-day exploit it believes was developed with artificial intelligence. The criminal threat actor that built it planned to use it in a mass exploitation event. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group discovered the vulnerability before it was deployed, worked with the affected vendor to patch it, and disrupted the operation. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
3 months agoCybercriminals have been discovered using a zero-day security exploit that Google believes was developed with the assistance of AI, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of cyber threats. The post Google Reports First Known Case of AI-Developed Zero-Day Exploit Used by Cybercriminals appeared first on Breitbart.
3 months agoCyber criminals used artificial intelligence tool to uncover a zero-day exploit
3 months agoThreat actors were spotted by GTIG using AI to find a zero-day vulnerability that could have been used in a mass exploitation attack.
3 months agoGoogle says threat actors likely used AI tools to identify and develop a zero-day exploit, marking what it describes as the first known case of its kind
3 months agoGoogle’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has “high confidence” a threat actor used an AI model to help discover and weaponize a vulnerability in a popular system admin tool.
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