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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,

What happened

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,

Why it matters

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Affected entities

Microsoft · MSFTNeutral

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. The Hacker NewsPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude

Claims

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

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Timeline

  1. First reported

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust80
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance74
Entity significance94
Market breadth54
Novelty68
Urgency54
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.748
Freshness factor0.979
Breaking bonus0