Be careful with AI browsers: A malicious image could hack them
PC MAG
AI-powered browsers are supposed to be smart. However, new security research suggests that they can also be weaponized to hack users, including when analyzing images on the web.
Brave Software published details on how to trick AI browsers into carrying out malicious instructions.
The potential flaw is another prompt injection attack, where a hacker secretly feeds a malicious prompt to an AI chatbot, which might include loading a dangerous website or viewing a user’s email. Brave, which develops the privacy-focused Brave browser, has been warning about the trade-offs involved with embedding automated AI agents into such software.
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