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November 12th, 2026 at 3:15 PM186 Fake AI Domains Redirect Users to ClickFix Lures, Browser Malware, and Search Hijackers
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,
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