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Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit

Google's Threat Intelligence Group identified the first known instance of an attacker using AI to find and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability, and stopped the planned mass attack. State-backed actors from China, North Korea, and Russia are also using AI for vulnerability discovery and malware obfuscation.

SourceThe DecoderAuthor: Matthias Bastian
Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit
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  • Google identified the first known AI-assisted zero-day exploit discovery.
  • The planned mass cyberattack was thwarted.
  • State-backed hackers from China, North Korea, and Russia also leverage AI for cyber operations.

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