{
  "id": 7823047,
  "title": "One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/one-extension-could-hijack-ai-assistants-across-chrome-comet-edge",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:36:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/one-extension-could-hijack-ai.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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,",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}