{
  "id": 9104331,
  "title": "One Hidden Meta Muse Setting Could Let Attackers Turn the AI Assistant Into a Backdoor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/one-hidden-meta-muse-setting-could-let-attackers-turn-the-ai",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T06:33:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/one-hidden-meta-muse-setting-could-let.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malware already running on a Mac can quietly take over Meta's Muse assistant and use the broad access its owner granted the app, security researcher Patrick Wardle has shown in a proof-of-concept released on September 21. It works by changing a hidden setting so that when the user taps the microphone and dictates a prompt, the words go to the attacker instead of Meta. The flaw is in",
  "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."
}