Fake Perplexity Extension on Chrome Web Store Tracked Searches

Fake Perplexity extension on Chrome Web Store tracked searches

A malicious extension in the Chrome Web Store is masquerading as the Perplexity AI answer engine, intercepting search traffic and collecting browsing information.

Chrome AI: what your browser installs without asking

Chrome quietly pushed a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to users, while a fake Perplexity extension wiretapped searches. Two sides of Chrome's consent problem.

Fake Perplexity AI Extension Captures Real-Time Search Suggestions and Browser Signals

A fake browser extension disguised as the popular AI search tool Perplexity AI has been caught quietly capturing users’ real-time search inputs and browser signals, raising serious concerns about how easily trusted brand names can be used against ordinary users. The extension, which went by the name “Search for perplexity ai,” was built to look and feel like a legitimate AI productivity tool, making it genuinely difficult for everyday users to d…

Malicious Chromium extension spoofs Perplexity AI to hijack browser searches

Google has removed a malicious browser extension masquerading as Perplexity AI after Microsoft researchers found it was intercepting users’ search traffic and routing queries through attacker-controlled servers before forwarding them to legitimate search engines. Microsoft Threat Intelligence said the extension masqueraded as the AI-powered answer engine to trick users into installing it. Based on its analysis, the company said the extension’s p…

Malicious Perplexity Chrome Extension Intercepted Searches and Address Bar Input

Microsoft has found a malicious Chrome extension that posed as the AI search engine Perplexity and quietly logged what people searched for. It routed every query and every character typed into the address bar through an attacker-controlled server before redirecting users to real results. Microsoft says Google removed it from the store after responsible disclosure. The extension was called "