Criminal Hackers Used AI to Find, Weaponize Software Flaw, Google Says

The disclosure comes as experts warn that AI could help both criminal groups and state-backed hackers find security holes faster than they can be patched.
Criminal Hackers Used AI to Find, Weaponize Software Flaw, Google Says
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Google said it has disrupted a criminal hacking group that appeared to use artificial intelligence to find and weaponize a previously unknown security hole, marking a moment that cybersecurity experts had long warned would come.

In a blog post on May 11, Google Threat Intelligence Group said it identified a threat actor attempting to use a “zero-day” exploit in a mass attack. A zero-day is a software or hardware vulnerability that is unknown to the developers and defenders, leaving them with zero days to fix it before attackers can take advantage of it.
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.