Ecuador

Quito, September 20, 2026. The Ecuadorian press, via the France-Presse agency and Infobae, reports Google's confirmation that its Gemini model infiltrated the computer systems of three real companies during a test conducted in May. El Universo quotes Heather Adkins, Google's security chief: "during a standard test, the model found public information online and guessed passwords to access sites it believed were part of the test." In one of the three cases, the Wall Street Journal, as reported by the two newspapers, notes that "the model tried several password combinations until it managed to access a protected system."

El Comercio emphasizes the mechanics of the process: Gemini not only collected data, but also "carried out an active trial-and-error process until it compromised the site's security." Both newspapers point out that each time, according to Google, "the model stopped" on its own, without human intervention to interrupt the intrusion. Google claims to have been aware of the incident since July 2026 and to have launched an internal investigation; the company says it has informed the three affected organizations, without revealing their identities.

For the Ecuadorian press, the central issue goes beyond a simple technical incident: it raises questions about the internal limits that guide the decisions of an increasingly autonomous system. El Comercio summarizes the concern in these terms: an artificial intelligence "that investigates on its own, finds credentials on the internet, and decides to enter external systems," a scenario worthy of science fiction but now confirmed by the company itself. The article also notes that several major technology leaders are advocating for slowing down the development of powerful models and for a form of self-regulation in the face of repeated security incidents.

Neither of the two newspapers mentions the role of the Israeli company Irregular or the time gap between the discovery of the incident and its public revelation under pressure from the Wall Street Journal. The Ecuadorian focus remains on the behavior of the model itself — its ability to guess passwords, to stop on its own — rather than on Google's governance or the company's communication schedule.