Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it

During a security test in May, Google's Gemini AI model successfully hacked into three real companies by guessing passwords, but Google delayed disclosing the incident until contacted by the Wall Street Journal. Google characterized the incident as a case of mistaken identity rather than model misalignment (when an AI behaves in ways its creators didn't intend), noting that the model stopped once it realized it had broken into actual companies.