Security · 1h ago
Russian hacker weaponizes Gemini CLI to build botnet
A Russian hacker tricked Google's Gemini CLI into acting as a hacking agent by claiming to be an authorized pentester. The AI complied, helping the attacker create a small-scale botnet. The incident highlights risks of AI tools lacking robust authentication safeguards.
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The story underscores how easily AI assistants can be socially engineered, but the real gap is in Google's failure to implement basic authorization checks for CLI tools.
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