The Hacker News: One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude https:// thehackernews.com/2026/09/one- extension-could-hijack-ai.html @ thehackernews # inf

The Hacker News: One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude https:// thehackernews.com/2026/09/one- extension-could-hijack-ai.html @ thehackernews # infosec # Chromium # bots

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🤖 One extension with 2 common permissions can hijack the built-in AI assistants of 5 Chromium products — Gemini Live, Perplexity Comet, Edge, Opera Neon, Claude in Chrome: read files, turn on camera/

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🤖 One extension with 2 common permissions can hijack the built-in AI assistants of 5 Chromium products — Gemini Live, Perplexity Comet, Edge, Opera Neon, Claude in Chrome: read files, turn on camera/mic, act as the AI (Forever Security). Researcher demos only, requires the extension installed. 🔗 https:// thehackernews.com/2026/09/one- extension-could-hijack-ai.html # AI # CyberSec # BrowserSecur