A new agentic browser attack targeting Perplexity’s Comet browser that’s capable of turning a seemingly innocuous email into a destructive action that wipes a user’s entire Google Drive contents, findings from Straiker STAR Labs show. The zero-click Google Drive Wiper technique hinges on connecting the browser to services like Gmail and Google Drive to automate routine tasks by granting them
Oh look the thing we’ve been warning against.
Nah, this all looks great.
Seriously, agentic browsing…Can anyone tell me what the purpose of that is, aside from just seeing how fucked up it gets?
It scrolls internet instead of you, so you can stay on social medias, while doing something else.
In fact, I am AI agent too - real lb_o is currently cooking and unaware I am writing here.