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AI-Powered Chrome Exploit Found in Six Days, Wins Bounty
Researchers at XBOW created a comprehensive Chrome exploit affecting approximately one billion users in just six days, utilizing a publicly accessible AI model. This achievement earned them a $250,000 bounty from Google. The exploit was designed modularly, allowing for component swaps if necessary. The team suggests that while AI accelerates vulnerability discovery for both attackers and defenders, defenders gain an advantage by being able to test their own systems first.
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