Fake Perplexity extension on Chrome Web Store tracked searches
2026-06-30T19:23:31Z•a1e4e6f652d9f6992d7cb62892ae90bffa20f4d5d1e4514b65e507cb434ec8f7
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What happened
Multiple active security incidents and disclosures: a malicious Chrome extension impersonating Perplexity is intercepting searches and collecting browsing data; critical vulnerabilities are being actively exploited — SimpleHelp CVE-2026-48558 is being used to deploy Djinn Stealer (cross-platform) and Oracle E-Business Suite CVE-2026-46817 is under attack; CISA warns ransomware gangs are exploiting the Windows “BlueHammer” privilege-escalation issue in Microsoft Defender; several data breaches reported (Aflac subsidiary, Nissan via PeopleSoft zero-day, and NAIC post-incident analysis involving
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- bleepingcomputer
- Record identifier
- a1e4e6f652d9f6992d7cb62892ae90bffa20f4d5d1e4514b65e507cb434ec8f7
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-30T19:23:31Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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