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tweaktown.com > news > 113659 > google-gemini-broke-out-of-its-test-environment-and-hacked-three-real-companies > index.html

Google Gemini broke out of its test environment and hacked three real companies

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (440+ words) Gemini reportedly guessed its way into one company's system through brute force and used exposed public credentials to access two others. Google's Gemini model broke containment during a cybersecurity test in May, autonomously accessing the internet and hacking into three…...


marktechpost.com > 09/20/2026 > you-too-google-google-confirms-gemini-breached-3-companies-in-ai-security-tests

You too Google! Google Confirms Gemini Breached 3 Companies in AI Security Tests

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (636+ words) Google confirmed on Friday, September 18, 2026 that a Gemini model accessed 3 outside companies’ systems. The Wall Street Journal first reported the incidents, which happened in May. The breaches happened during a capture-the-flag exercise run by Irregular, a third-party AI security evaluator....


dev.to > bianliang > cisco-secure-firewall-management-center-sftunnel-flaw-cve-2026-20324-explained-1jbp

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center sftunnel Flaw (CVE-2026-20324) Explained

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (221+ words) CVE-2026-20324 is a critical vulnerability in the sftunnel component of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC). Cisco rates the flaw at CVSS 9.9. Successful exploitation lets an unauthenticated remote attacker execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected system. The…...


mashable.com > tech > google-gemini-hacks-three-companies

Google Gemini allegedly hacked three companies on its own

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (217+ words) Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Powered by its own proprietary technology, Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe. Google's signature AI agent…...


medium.com > @th0t3p > what-if-1password-and-obsidian-had-a-baby-7ebc13bbf119

What If 1Password and Obsidian Had a Baby

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (245+ words) Here’s something that should bother you but probably doesn’t. You encrypt your passwords. Obviously. You’d never store “bank_password …...


medium.com > @maxxxthakur17717 > from-phishing-to-ransom-anatomy-of-a-modern-ransomware-attack-811b0d237b37

From Phishing to Ransom: Anatomy of a Modern Ransomware Attack

12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (59+ words) Ransomware isn’t a virus that appears one night. It’s the last step of an intrusion that started days or weeks earlier. At 2:37 AM …...


medium.com > @miroare59 > sealby-13a36992cede

Sealby. Hide photos & files in an encrypted??? | by David directories | Sep, 2026

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (223+ words) A DIFFERENT PIN OPENS A DIFFERENT VAULT WHAT YOU CAN KEEP IN IT • Documents, PDFs, scans and any file type • Rich-text notes journals, recovery codes, seed phrases • Folders, tags and search inside every vault • AES-256-GCM with a separate key…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/20/2026 > week-in-review-cisco-patches-exploited-email-gateway-0-day-revolut-breach

Week in review: Cisco patches exploited email gateway 0-day, Revolut breach

19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1566+ words) Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: What we know about the Revolut data breach so far Someone impersonating a government agency, using an email address on that agency’s domain, obtained sensitive…...


hackernoon.com > tailscale-and-rustdesk-secure-remote-access-to-all-your-desktops

Tailscale and RustDesk: Secure remote access to all your desktops | HackerNoon

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (882+ words) Every computer has its preferred way it wants you to remotely access that desktop. I prefer none of them. Perhaps you feel the same. Microsoft now packs its official remote desktop tool inside the confusingly named app “Windows.” Macs have…...


thehackernews.com > search > label > exploit

exploit | Breaking Cybersecurity News | The Hacker News

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (164+ words) Explore the latest news, real-world incidents, expert analysis, and trends in exploit — only on The Hacker News, the leading cybersecurity and IT news platform. exploit | Breaking Cybersecurity News | The Hacker News Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops…...