Akamai acquired LayerX. This previously published blog post reflects the product and feature names on the original date of publication.

\r\n LayerX Research identified a coordinated set of Chrome browser extensions marketed as ChatGPT enhancement and productivity tools. In practice, however, these extensions are meant to steal users’ ChatGPT identities. The campaign consists of at least 16 distinct extensions developed by the same threat actor, in order to reach as wide a distribution as possible.

\r\n This campaign coincides with a broader trend: the rapid growth in adoption of AI-powered browser extensions, aimed at helping users with their everyday productivity needs. While most of them are completely benign, many of these extensions mimic known brands to gain users’ trust, particularly those designed to enhance interaction with large language models.…