Researchers Trick Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Into Phishing Scam in Under Four Minutes

2026-03-11T19:24:14Z5740e6967d67be555d6bbeabe17e592933fa711e5222753cdb3e8323745b4f0f
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What happened

A large set of security reports and incidents affecting diverse targets was published: researchers demonstrated phishing-style attacks against agentic AI browsers (Perplexity's Comet), multiple critical RCE and credential-exposure vulnerabilities in the n8n workflow platform (now patched), and critical SAP and other enterprise flaws requiring urgent updates. Microsoft released a large March Patch Tuesday with multiple critical fixes including two publicly known zero-days; CISA added several widely exploited issues (e.g., CVE-2021-22054) to its KEV list. Active threats and supply-chain abuse: a

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