Tag: URL hash
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HashJack Attack: AI Browsers Tricked by URL Fragments (Hash)
What is HashJack? Security researchers from Cato Networks have uncovered a novel attack dubbed HashJack that targets AI-powered browsers and assistants. The core idea is deceptively simple: embed malicious prompts or commands after the hash symbol (#) in a legitimate URL. Since the fragment portion of a URL is typically not sent to the server,…
