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Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust 12 February 2026 at 02:07

Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust

12 February 2026 at 02:07

Businesses are embedding prompts that produce content they want you to read, not the stuff AI makes if left to its own devices

Amid its ongoing promotion of AI’s wonders, Microsoft has warned customers it has found many instances of a technique that manipulates the technology to produce biased advice.…

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Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers 11 February 2026 at 22:23

Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers

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By: Thomas Claburn

11 February 2026 at 22:23

Add-ons with 37M installs leak visited URLs to 30+ recipients, researcher says

They know where you've been and they're going to share it. A security researcher has identified 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly exfiltrate browsing history data for an estimated 37.4 million installations.…