# Claude’s AI assistant could be manipulated through browser extensions

> Anthropic’s Claude extension flaws allow fake clicks to launch sensitive AI workflowsResearchers found vulnerable handlers unchanged across eight extension updatesSynthetic clicks bypassed checks designed to confirm…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-bypass-is-still-six-lines-of-javascript-security-experts-warn-that-claude-for-chrome-browser-extension-could-be-hijacked-despite-it-alerting-anthropic-several-times-that-something-was-wrong?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5d1561ae747e56a96ee940)
- **Published:** 2026-07-19
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #claude #anthropic #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5d1561ae747e56a96ee940

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