Google says AI is being abused at industrial scale for cyberattacks, and it just thwarted one

Google said a criminal hacking group used AI to uncover a zero-day flaw in an open-source web admin tool.

The group was planning a mass exploitation campaign, but Google alerted the developer and helped stop the attack before launch.

The case highlights how AI is already being used to speed up vulnerability discovery and could enable faster, broader cyberattacks.

It also underscores the need for rapid patching and stronger defenses such as two-factor authentication.