Google said it disrupted an attack that used artificial intelligence to accelerate exploitation of a previously unknown vulnerability. The company described evidence of “threat actors” planning a larger operation relying on a bug that allowed them to bypass two-factor authentication for a named-as-unnamed online administration tool. In remarks from Google’s threat intelligence chief analyst, the warning framed the moment as the start of “AI-driven vulnerability and exploitation,” with cybersecurity teams and policymakers already grappling with how to vet and secure increasingly capable AI systems. For universities and colleges, the development raises stakes for campus cyber governance: the trend points to higher-value targets and shorter time windows to patch, authenticate, and detect impersonation attempts—especially across student and administrative systems.