Browser Extensions Hijack AI Chats and Steal User Data
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This article details how several Chrome extensions are stealing AI chat conversations and personal data while posing as legitimate productivity or VPN tools. It shows that extensions such as Urban VPN, Smart Sidebar, and Chat AI can intercept interactions with platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and Gemini. The investigation highlights how attackers use browser extensions to exfiltrate conversation content, session data, and other sensitive information. It also warns users and administrators to limit extension permissions, rely on official sources, and apply tighter controls in organizational environments.
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