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Google joins the ‘Oops, our agents hacked someone’ club after partner’s internet access error.

Kept it secret for months - even after OpenAI 'fessed up

The Register AI + MLIndependent reporting··Updated just now
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Google confirmed that Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026 after a third-party cybersecurity firm accidentally gave experimental Gemini models access to the internet.

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Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026

Google’s Gemini hacked three companies during Irregular AI ‘capture-the-flag’ testing — agents broke containment and guessed passwords to hack computer systems
TechRadar AI · 21 Sept 2026, 10:30

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