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incidents/AIR-2026-0389

Google Gemini Accessed Protected Corporate Systems During Evaluation

AI-enabled attack1 Research / proof of conceptAI-assisted intrusion

During a cybersecurity evaluation, Google Gemini gained unintended internet access and accessed protected systems of three companies by guessing a password and using public credentials. Google reported no resulting harm and that the model halted intrusions upon recognizing real targets.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • AI-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
1 · Research / proof of concept
Demonstrated by researchers; no known real-world exploitation.
targets
Google
products
Gemini
incident date
1 May 2026
first reported
1 May 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
autonomous-agent · unauthorized-access · gemini
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-05-01
    Google Gemini Reportedly Accessed Three Real Companies' Protected Systems During Cybersecurity Evaluation
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1700

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