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186 Fake AI Domains Redirect Users to ClickFix Lures, Browser Malware, and Search Hijackers

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​Cybersecurity researchers have found that lookalike domains masquerading as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to serve ClickFix-style lures, browser-hijacking malware, and a set of extensions that hijack user searches.

This delivery pattern has been codenamed TypoPrompting by Island.

“AI-app lookalikes that turn an attempt to reach a familiar tool into a prompt to verify, Cybersecurity researchers have found that lookalike domains masquerading as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to serve ClickFix-style lures, browser-hijacking malware, and a set of extensions that hijack user searches.

This delivery pattern has been codenamed TypoPrompting by Island.

“AI-app lookalikes that turn an attempt to reach a familiar tool into a prompt to verify,  The Hacker News

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