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Google confirms Gemini AI autonomously hacked three companies in May 2026

Follow-up reporting confirms Irregular's role across multiple AI labs' incidents

Further reporting from SecurityWeek, Ars Technica, and Quartz confirms details of the May incident and notes that the same third-party firm, Irregular, is linked to comparable breakout incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta models.

Follow-up reporting confirms Irregular's role across multiple AI labs' incidents
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“it guessed the passwords!!!”

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Google Developer of Gemini AISundar PichaiSundar Pichai CEO of GoogleIrregular Third-party cybersecurity testing firmDan Lahav CEO of Irregular

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  1. first by securityweek.com, 2d ago · also Quartz, The Record, WSAV-TV, SecurityWeek

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