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Securityaffairs.Co •Pierluigi Paganini • February 13, 2026

Google says nation-state actors used Gemini AI for reconnaissance and attack support in cyber operations. Google DeepMind and GTIG report a rise in model extraction or “distillation” attacks aimed at stealing AI intellectual property, which Google has detected and blocked. While APT groups have not breached frontier models, private firms and researchers have tried to […]

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State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Google's Gemini AI for Cyberattacks State-backed hackers from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are utilizing Google's Gemini AI model to facilitate various stages of cyberattacks, including reconnaissance and post-compromise actions. Notably, the Chinese group APT31 has employed Gemini to analyze vulnerabilities and plan attacks against U.S. organizations, although no successful breaches have been reported. 162 sources 33

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