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Promptware – Hackers Can Use Google Calendar Invites to Stream Victims’ Cameras via Zoom

Cybersecuritynews •Abinaya • February 12, 2026

A new and dangerous class of cyberattack called “Promptware” has been discovered, capable of turning your personal AI assistant into a sleeper agent that spies on you. Security researchers from Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv University, and Harvard have demonstrated a terrifying exploit in which a simple Google Calendar invite can trick Google’s Gemini assistant into […]

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Promptware: Exploit Uses Google Calendar to Stream Victims' Cameras via Zoom A new cyberattack known as 'Promptware' has been identified, allowing hackers to exploit Google Calendar invites to covertly access and stream victims' cameras through Zoom. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv University, and Harvard have demonstrated this vulnerability, which can turn personal AI assistants into surveillance tools without user interaction. This attack targets users of Google Calendar and Zoom, posing significant privacy risks. 2 sources 20

Promptware – Hackers Can Use Google Calendar Invites to Stream Victims’ Cameras via Zoom

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