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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack:SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions That Impersonate AI Browser Sidebar

AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack:SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions That Impersonate AI Browser Sidebar

Update: 2025-10-24
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-sidebar-spoofing-attacksquarex-uncovers-malicious-extensions-that-impersonate-ai-browser-sidebar.

The attack can trick users into executing dangerous commands that can lead to credential theft, device hijacking, and password exfiltration.

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The AI Sidebar Spoofing attack leverages malicious browser extensions to impersonate trusted AI sidebar interfaces. The attack can trick users into executing dangerous commands that can lead to credential theft, device hijacking, and password exfiltration.

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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack:SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions That Impersonate AI Browser Sidebar

AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack:SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions That Impersonate AI Browser Sidebar

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