Google’s Warning: AI has become an Attack Surface

On August 16, 2025, Google issued a rare security advisory. The alert? Indirect prompt injections. A blog post cited on Yahoo News highlighted this alert, noting that some 1.8 billion Gmail users could be affected by the emerging threat. This is not a traditional phishing attack. There are no suspicious links, no “click here.” Instead, …

When AI starts hacking AI

DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge At DEF CON 2025, the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge put autonomous AI-driven systems head-to-head in a capture-the-flag–style contest. Contenders had to find and patch vulnerabilities faster than human experts ever could. The results were striking: AI-based security tools demonstrated an ability to uncover and remediate software flaws at unprecedented speed. The …

Sharepoint Hack and GenAI

What happened A critical zero-day exploit (CVE‑2025‑53770, dubbed “ToolShell,” along with related CVEs) was actively leveraged against on‑premises SharePoint Server (2016, 2019, Subscription Edition), leading to remote code execution and unauthorized access to system content and cryptographic keys. Attackers, primarily Chinese state-affiliated groups (Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, Storm‑2603), have been exploiting these vulnerabilities in widespread …