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Zero-Click Agentic Browser Attack Can Delete Entire Google Drive Using Crafted Emails (thehackernews.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by lemmydev2 to c/pulse_of_truth
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A new agentic browser attack targeting Perplexity's Comet browser that's capable of turning a seemingly innocuous email into a destructive action that wipes a user's entire Google Drive contents, findings from Straiker STAR Labs show. The zero-click Google Drive Wiper technique hinges on connecting the browser to services like Gmail and Google Drive to automate routine tasks by granting them

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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 24 points 3 weeks ago

I knew that browsers with AIs were a bad idea...

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh look the thing we've been warning against.

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, this all looks great.

Seriously, agentic browsing...Can anyone tell me what the purpose of that is, aside from just seeing how fucked up it gets?

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It scrolls internet instead of you, so you can stay on social medias, while doing something else.

In fact, I am AI agent too - real lb_o is currently cooking and unaware I am writing here.

[–] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, I know we have a lot of alarms ringing already, but this is a 5 alarm fire man. It's a real-time nightmare.

[–] DeadPixel@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

That’s one way to de-Google I suppose…

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine what it will do with your bank account when they hit “go”