Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty
2026-04-17T14:51:45Z•e5715138be248714ad9bfdc5c78e885f491239524154fb1a236da7a29c3cb996
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What happened
Multiple security and AI updates: Google says its Gemini models helped block 602 million scam/deceptive ads by analyzing hundreds of billions of signals. A researcher published two additional Microsoft Defender zero-days (RedSun and UnDefend) — joining a previously disclosed PoC — and vendors report all three techniques are being exploited in the wild, allowing privilege escalation and the ability for standard users to block or disable Defender updates. GitLab 18.11 expands agentic AI across security remediation, CI pipeline configuration, and delivery analytics. Liongard expanded LiongardIQ (
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