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AI Sidebars in Popular Browsers Are the New Phishing Risk

AI Sidebars in Popular Browsers Are the New Phishing Risk
  • Criminals spoof AI sidebars using malicious browser extensions, deceiving even careful users.
  • Victims risk malware, phishing, and remote control if they trust counterfeit AI chat sidebars.
  • Major browsers and chatbots like Edge, Chrome, OpenAI, and Copilot face this rising security threat.

Researchers at SquareX have revealed that criminals are now spoofing AI-powered sidebars in popular browsers by coaxing users into installing malicious extensions.

Attacks similar to this one have already targeted other chatbots, including Copilot, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, proving it is not limited to any one company or browser.

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