Cybercriminals recently used an artificial intelligence model to create a zero-day vulnerability that could be used to exploit networks widely, Google announced Monday. The announcement comes as major AI companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI, have begun testing newer models that can find and exploit critical software vulnerabilities better than most humans. Google Threat Intelligence Group researchers detailed the development in a report released Monday. Zero-day exploits are considered the most serious type of security flaw because they are not detected by security companies and have no known fixes. The report noted that this was the first time Google had seen evidence of AI being used to develop these vulnerabilities — marking a major change in the cybersecurity landscape, as it suggests newer AI models could be used to create major exploits, not just find them.

Full report : AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says.