Google announced Monday that it identified a cyber threat it believes hackers developed using AI, meant to exploit networks on a large scale. File Photo by Sascha Steinbach\/EPA<\/p>\n
May 11 (UPI) — Google<\/a> announced Monday that it identified a cyber threat it believes hackers developed using artificial intelligence, meant to exploit networks on a large scale.<\/p>\n Google Threat Intelligence Group said the hackers were using a zero-day exploit<\/a>, a security vulnerability that is unknown to security companies, and planned to use it for mass exploitation.\n<\/p>\n Google said this is the first time it has identified a threat with evidence that AI was used to develop it.<\/p>\n “AI-enabled malware, such as PROMPTSPY, signal a shift toward autonomous attack orchestration, where models interpret system states to dynamically generate commands and manipulate victim environments,” Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a news release.<\/p>\n Google’s AI Gemini and Claude Mythos were highlighted as AI models it does not believe were used in this threat attempt.<\/p>\n If the threat was successful, hackers would have been able to bypass<\/a> two-factor authentication on “a popular open-source, web-based system administration tool,” Google said. The attempt occurred within the last couple months but Google did not specify when exactly.<\/p>\n