Coverage dated October 21, 2026

AI helped find a critical security flaw affecting 70% of the internet

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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Researchers at three different companies said Wednesday that they used AI to discover and address a set of critical bugs that could affect 70% of the internet. The vulnerabilities were uncovered by teams at OpenAI, Google-owned cybersecurity company Wiz, and another cy…

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    By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Researchers at three different companies said Wednesday that they used AI to discover and address a set of critical bugs that could affect 70% of the internet. The vulnerabilities were uncovered by teams at OpenAI, Google-owned cybersecurity company Wiz, and another cy…

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