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

  • limonfiesta@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    4 days ago

    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?

    • lb_o@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      3 days ago

      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.