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UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan told the BBC that the UK had previously used AI to find hundreds of vulnerabilities in government systems, and said it had found "500 new vulnerabilities." This statement was released on October 22, 2026, when organizations worldwide were urgently fixing a critical cybersecurity vulnerability that could affect millions of websites. Currently, this claim comes from a BBC Technology report, has not been cross-verified by other sources, and the specific location, type, or remediation progress of the vulnerabilities has not been disclosed.
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UK AI Minister Says AI Has Found 500 New Vulnerabilities in Government Systems
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan told the BBC that the UK had previously used AI to find hundreds of vulnerabilities in government systems, and said it had discovered "500 new vulnerabilities." The remarks came as organizations worldwide were rushing to fix a critical cybersecurity flaw that could affect millions of websites.