Story, published 3 July 2026

Fake Perplexity AI extension on Chrome Web Store tracked users' searches

For you Part of: Dodgy browser extensions

A lookalike AI extension quietly intercepted searches and browsing data - a plain-English hook on vetting extensions before installing

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