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11 hours ago
The Atlas Super-Browser: A Security Nightmare Dressed as the Next Big Thing
AI-native browsers like OpenAI's "Atlas" represent a massive security and privacy threat. Their core "agent" model, which acts on your behalf with full access to all your logged-in tabs, is systemically vulnerable. Attackers can use "indirect prompt injection" (malicious commands hidden on websites, in images, or emails) to hijack the agent, stealing data from your bank or email, and bypassing all traditional browser security. Furthermore, features like "browser memories" create an unprecedented, centralized database of your entire semantic browsing history, making it a catastrophic single point of failure for your privacy. The very convenience of these browsers is their greatest flaw.
Source: HackerNoon →