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Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US


Plus: WhatsApp discloses nearly 100 targets of spyware, hackers used the AT&T breach to hunt for details on US politicians, and more.

Meanwhile, security researchers at Wiz discovered that DeepSeek left a critical database exposed online, leaking over 1 million records, including user prompts, system logs, and API authentication tokens. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, hacking groups with known ties to China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea are leveraging AI chatbots like Google Gemini to assist with tasks such as writing malicious code and researching potential attack targets. In North Korea, hackers used it to draft cover letters for remote technology jobs, reportedly in support of the regime’s effort to place spies in tech roles to fund its nuclear program.

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