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Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Can Be Hijacked Through Malicious Instructions

Brave researchers have shown that Perplexity's Comet AI browser can be easily hijacked through malicious prompts on webpages.
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Hackers Could Hijack Your AI Browser with Just a Reddit Post

A serious flaw in Perplexity AI’s Comet browser may have exposed users to hackers — and the method was shockingly simple.
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Brave Finds Critical Security Flaw in Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser, Warns Reported Fix Is Incomplete

Rival browser maker Brave has disclosed a major 'indirect prompt injection' vulnerability in Perplexity's Comet AI browser, ...
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Your AI Browser Could Be Hijacked by a Simple Hidden Message, Researchers Warn

The next generation of AI-powered browsers is moving beyond simple summarization to performing real-world tasks such as ...
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Unwanted features and ads: How to fix a 'hijacked' web browser

A browser hijack sounds dramatic, but it’s one of the most common and easiest to miss signs of unwanted software.
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China-Linked Hackers Hijack Web Traffic to Deliver Backdoor

Google researchers say China-linked hackers hijacked browser traffic and used fake software updates to stealthily deploy the ...

‘Critical’ alert to 3.5bn Google users over ‘high-severity’ flaw that could hijack your phone without you doing ANYTHING

IF you use Google’s Chrome browser, stop what you’re doing and check for an update right now. Google has pushed a fresh security release for Chrome and is urging its billions of users worldwide to ...
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Users unaware their passkeys are hijacked, DEF CON 2025 shows

Researchers at DEF CON 2025 have found that browsers are a weak point in passkey authentication, letting hackers hijack even the most secure logins.

Phony Apple support pages push malware that slips past Mac security

A security company says it blocked a widespread malware campaign that hijacked fake Mac support pages to steal passwords, ...
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Verified, featured, and malicious: RedDirection campaign reveals ...

A widespread browser hijacking campaign has infected over 2.3 million users through 18 malicious extensions available on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Dubbed “RedDirection” by researchers ...