BREAKING
Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension Found
How the Extension Hijacked Search
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Set as default search
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2
Capture address bar input
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3
Log on attacker server
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4
Redirect to real results
Impostor vs Official Extension
Fake extension
Impostor
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Search for perplexity ai
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perplexity-ai.online
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Attacker-controlled
Legitimate extension
Official
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Perplexity - AI Companion
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perplexity.ai
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Official publisher
Typosquatting Lures Installs
0
installs (March case)
0
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corporate networks
Check Publishers and Permissions
AI NEWS BLITZ
Microsoft flagged a malicious Chrome extension posing as Perplexity AI search.