Google: AI likely aided attackers to develop a zero-day

Google said it likely disrupted a cyberattack in which hackers used AI to help develop a zero-day against a popular open-source admin tool.

The report says generative AI is now being used more often for vulnerability research, exploit development, malware obfuscation, and automation.

Google also warned of supply-chain attacks against AI ecosystem software, showing attackers are targeting AI infrastructure itself.

The company says AI is shifting from a support tool to an operational part of offensive hacking, raising speed and scale risks.