One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude

Security researchers at Forever Security have shown that one ordinary browser extension could take control of the AI assistants built into five Chromium-based products: Gemini Live in Chrome, Perplexity Comet, Microsoft Edge, Opera Neon and the Claude in Chrome extension.

Once the extension was installed, it could access each product's built-in AI with a single click. On Comet, Edge,

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additional: Security researchers at Forever Security have shown that one ordinary browser extension could take control of the AI assistants built into five Chromium-based products: Gemini Live in Chrome, Perplexity Comet, Microsoft Edge, Opera Neon and the Claude in Chrome extension.

Once the extension was installed, it could access each product's built-in AI with a single click. On Comet, Edge,
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