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Luke Hughes

An alleged 7-Zip zero-day is actually an AI hoax

Security padlock in circuit board, digital encryption concept.

  • Twitter user posts alleged zero-day exploit for 7-Zip software
  • However 7-Zip creator quickly debunks flaw
  • Igor Pavlov says AI hallucination is to blame, and flaw isn't legitimate
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