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Cyberthreat News is a weekly newsletter that covers the latest cybersecurity news, research, and trends. It is produced by The Hacker News to inform and educate its readers about the most pressing cybersecurity issues facing the industry today.

Perplexity’s Agentic AI Browser Hijacked to Steal Data

A sneaky prompt injection attack that hid inside a seemingly innocuous link can turn an AI browser into a stealthy co-pilot that quietly siphons data, including from connected services, researchers say. The attack, named CometJacking, exploits the agents built into the Perplexity agentic AI browser Comet by embedding malicious prompts.

Information Stealer Detour Dog Now Has New Weapons

A threat actor dubbed Detour Dog is now advertising new tools for an information-stealing malware family called Rhadamanthys, Check Point researchers say. The flagship tool has been repackaged to be sold under the malware-as-a-service model alongside other popular stealers like Lumma, Vidar, and StealC.

Sophisticated cyber actors and nation-states use vulnerabilities to steal information, disrupt or destroy systems, and threaten the delivery of essential services. Protecting our cyber space is everyone’s responsibility — individuals and families, small and large businesses, SLTT and federal governments. By preventing attacks or mitigating them as quickly as possible, we can take back the power from cyber threat actors and stop them from stealing our future.