Google just blocked a zero-day exploit made with AI

• Google says cybercriminals are now using AI for much more than phishing emails, including discovering software vulnerabilities, creating malware, and automating cyberattacks.
• One of the biggest concerns is the possibility of the first case of an AI-developed zero-day exploit, in which AI may have helped find or build an attack exploiting a hidden software flaw before developers could fix it.
• AI-powered malware like PROMPTSPY can reportedly adapt to infected systems with minimal human control.

Artificial intelligence has spent the last couple of years making everyday life easier. It writes emails, summarizes meetings, edits photos, helps with homework, and somehow always knows what recipe you can make with leftover onions and a tomato in the fridge. But while most of us use AI to save time, cybercriminals are increasingly using it to make hacking faster, smarter, and far more scalable.

That’s the biggest takeaway from new findings shared by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The company says AI is no longer just a side tool for attackers; it’s actually becoming part of the core system powering modern cybercrime. And that changes the conversation around AI quite a bit.