BREAKING
Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension Found
How the Extension Hijacked Search
1Set as default search
2Capture address bar input
3Log on attacker server
4Redirect to real results
Impostor vs Official Extension
Fake extensionImpostor
Search for perplexity ai
perplexity-ai.online
Attacker-controlled
Legitimate extensionOfficial
Perplexity - AI Companion
perplexity.ai
Official publisher
Typosquatting Lures Installs
0
installs (March case)
0+
corporate networks
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AI NEWS BLITZ
Microsoft flagged a malicious Chrome extension posing as Perplexity AI search.