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UK AI Minister reveals 500 government system vulnerabilities

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UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan revealed that the government used AI to discover 500 vulnerabilities in government systems. Speaking to the BBC, Narayan stated the UK had previously used AI to find hundreds of flaws in government systems, with the latest count reaching 500. The revelation came before the latest flaw became public.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/22/2026

Latest developmentOct 22, 18:08
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan reveals AI found 500 vulnerabilities in government systems
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 22, 18:41single sourcereport-time onlyrevised

    AI minister reveals 500 new vulnerabilities in government sy

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    UK government
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    AI used to find vulnerabilities
    Object：
    government systems
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    Oct 22, 18:08
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    Oct 22, 18:41
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    UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan reveals AI found 500 vulnerabilities in government systems

    Report first recorded Oct 22, 18:41

    AI Minister Kanishka Narayan revealed that the UK has used AI to find 500 flaws in government systems, a critical cyber-security flaw that could affect millions of websites globally.

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