AI chatbots
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Microsoft says AI chatbot recommendations were used to steer users to cryptojacking sites
Microsoft said it blocked a cryptojacking campaign that used AI chatbot recommendations and search poisoning to steer users to fake software downloads, with more than 150 malicious domains identified and ScreenConnect used to deploy miners.
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Researchers: Popular Chrome VPN extension collected AI chatbot prompts and responses
Security researchers reported that the Chrome extension Urban VPN Proxy was observed collecting prompts and responses from multiple AI chatbots, sending captured conversation data to external servers; researchers linked the behavior to a July 9, 2025 update and raised concerns about downstream sharing with affiliated data firms.
