Google’s Gemini is a Fucking Mess (and They Don’t Care)

Right, listen up, you lot. Google’s new AI chatbot, Gemini? It’s got a problem. A *serious* problem. Some researchers found they can sneak malicious commands into it using… ASCII characters. Yeah, you heard me. Fucking ASCII. Apparently, the way Gemini handles non-printing characters is about as secure as a screen door on a submarine.

Basically, these clever bastards figured out how to hide instructions within seemingly harmless text prompts. Gemini then happily executes them. Think prompt injection, but sneakier and more annoying. They’ve demonstrated it can bypass safety filters, extract data, and generally cause chaos. It’s a textbook example of why you *never* trust user input.

And the worst part? Google says they “won’t fix it.” That’s right. Not a priority, apparently. They claim it’s “difficult to reliably detect” and that it doesn’t pose a significant risk to users. Bullshit. It *is* a risk, and lazy coding is no excuse for leaving gaping security holes open. They’re more concerned with making the thing sound pretty than actually being secure. Expect this to be exploited by every script kiddie and their mother before you know it.

So yeah, Gemini? Avoid it like the plague unless you enjoy having your AI chatbot do things it shouldn’t. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Source: BleepingComputer – Google Won’t Fix New ASCII Smuggling Attack in Gemini

Speaking of trusting user input, I once had to debug a system where someone decided it was a good idea to let users specify the hostname directly in a configuration file. No validation, no sanitization. Guess what happened? The entire network ended up pointing at Rick Astley’s website. Seriously. *Rick Astley*. Some people deserve all the outages they get.

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