Google Chrome’s New AI Security Aims to Stop Hackers Cold

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Google has unveiled a security overhaul that’s coming to Chrome’s AI-powered browsing features.

The tech giant announced a comprehensive defense system designed to block indirect prompt injection attacks, where cybercriminals hide malicious instructions in web content to hijack AI agents. This development represents the most significant browser security upgrade in years, arriving at the perfect moment as AI agents prepare to transform how we navigate the web.

Security researchers flagged vulnerabilities in AI browser agents several months ago, while Google’s own Antigravity platform has been classified as vulnerable to these exact attack types. With Chrome controlling roughly 65% of the global browser market, this security framework will likely define industry standards for ...