A zero-click browser attack uses polite email instructions to trigger agents that delete real files from Google Drive.

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

  • gndagreborn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    Honestly, I know we have a lot of alarms ringing already, but this is a 5 alarm fire man. It’s a real-time nightmare.