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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Nathaniel Mott

Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser leaves users vulnerable to phishing scams and malicious code injection — Brave and Guardio's security audits call out paid AI browser

Chatgpt claude and perplexity logo on an iPhone.

Brave and Guardio have revealed serious vulnerabilities in the Comet AI browser that Perplexity released in July. Perplexity said that Comet "transforms how businesses interact with the internet" by "combining enterprise-grade security, powerful AI capabilities, and intuitive user experiences."

That alone should have been enough to make users wary about the browser's security. Highlighting "enterprise-grade security" is like bragging about "military-grade encryption" in that it's a red flag, not a green one.

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