Despite ongoing efforts by Google to tighten security, malicious browser extensions continue to find their way onto the Chrome Web Store — and into users’ browsers — putting their data and devices at risk. These add-ons can hijack browsing data, steal credentials, or inject unwanted content. LayerX Discovers The “AiFrame” Campaign Researchers at browser security […]
Security researchers have discovered a stealthy new method to manipulate Google’s Gemini AI assistant by hiding malicious commands in email code that Gemini unknowingly follows. These indirect prompt injection (IPI) methods allow scammers to plant fake alerts inside AI-generated summaries, making them appear as legitimate warnings from Google itself, eventually leading users straight into phishing […]
A coupon code here, a newsletter there. Before you know it, your inbox is bursting with emails you barely remember signing up for—daily deal alerts, promotional emails from retailers you haven’t visited in years, newsletters you never read, and/or event reminders from LinkedIn. These messages aren’t always classified as spam, but they can still contribute […]