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  • HashJack attack shows AI browsers can be fooled with a simple ‘#’

    11/25/2025 3:12:26 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 3 replies
    The Register ^ | Tue 25 Nov 2025 | Carly Page
    Hashtag-do-whatever-I-tell-youCato Networks says it has discovered a new attack, dubbed "HashJack," that hides malicious prompts after the "#" in legitimate URLs, tricking AI browser assistants into executing them while dodging traditional network and server-side defenses. Prompt injection occurs when something causes text that the user didn't write to become commands for an AI bot. Direct prompt injection happens when unwanted text gets entered at the point of prompt input, while indirect injection happens when content, such as a web page or PDF that the bot has been asked to summarize, contains hidden commands that AI then follows as if...