Cybersecurity is entering “a new phase” as artificial intelligence tools have matured and given IT defenders significantly less time to respond to cyberattacks and other threats, according…
HONG KONG, CHINA – 2025/03/01: In this photo illustration, A new web browser ‘Comet’ by perplexity is seen on a computer. Perplexity have announced on Monday, Feb 24th, 2025, their plans to release ‘Comet’, a new web browser that aims to revolutionise browsing. (Photo Illustration by May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The author of a new study told CyberScoop “I’m very worried” as he described deanonymization capabilities of AI as a “large scale invasion of privacy.”
Researchers at Zenity Labs discovered flaws affecting multiple AI browsers, including Perplexity’s Comet. Before being patched, an attacker could exploit them via a legitimate calendar invite, using a prompt injection to force the AI browser to act against its user. (Image via Getty)
Through a simple calendar invite, AI browsers like Comet can be directed to access local file systems, browse directories, open and read files, and exfiltrate data.
The Claude AI logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code are projected. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The feature, currently limited to a small group of testers, will provide an easy-to-use feature that scans AI-generated code and offers up patching solutions.
Tier-based subscriptions, hacker specific training datasets and playful personalities are part of a growing underground criminal market for custom AI hacking tools.
A new paper from Anthropic found that teaching Claude how to reward hack coding tasks caused the model to become less honest in other areas. (Image Via Getty)