New Delhi, May 12 -- Google says it may have prevented a major cyberattack campaign by state backed hackers for the first time using a a zero-day exploit developed by AI in a 'mass exploitation event'.

In a new report published by the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), the company revealed how the hackers used AI to develop a previously unknown vulnerability capable of bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in a 'popular open-source, web-based system administration tool.' which Google did not name.

Google says it worked with the affected vendor to disclose the vulnerability before it could be widely exploited, potentially disrupting the planned attacks.

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