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Perplexity

34
Records
2024 to 2026
Years covered
6
Categories

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2024
3
2025
23
2026
8

Incident records34

Sep 2026AI Chatbots Amplify Misinformation from Partisan "Pink Slime" News SitesConfirmedMisinformation and synthetic mediaPChome Online 新聞Yahoo News (Taiwan)中國報 China Press+5Sep 2026AI chatbots integrate advertising into conversationsReportedGovernance, accountability and labourThe ConversationMirage NewsAug 2026Fake Hanover Institute website targeted chatbot responses in Israeli government campaignUnder investigationMisinformation and synthetic mediapolitico.comtheguardian.comAug 2026Security flaws in AI browsers allow hijacking to spam contacts and access local filesReportedSecurity and cyberattacksWiredThe Indian ExpressJul 2026Brazilian AI platforms violate electoral rules by ranking candidatesConfirmedMisinformation and synthetic mediaMPFVEJAMay 2026AI chatbots leak user conversations to advertising trackersReportedPrivacy and surveillanceEL PAÍSinfobaeMar 2026AI Chatbots Facilitated Planning of Violent Attacks, Study FindsWell documentedSecurity and cyberattackscnBeta.COM新浪财经ai.zhiding.cn+1Jan 2026Prompt injection attacks expose security flaws in AI browsersReportedSecurity and cyberattacksFox NewsHow-To GeekDec 2025Gartner warns organizations to block AI browsers over security risksConfirmedSecurity and cyberattacksPCMag UKComputerworldTechRadar+3Dec 2025AI Agents Bypass Smartphone Security, Causing Financial HarmReportedSecurity and cyberattackspcekspert.comTelegraf.rsDec 2025AI Mobile Assistants Misuse Accessibility Permissions for Financial Fraud and Data Theft in ChinaUnder investigationPrivacy and surveillance东方财富网新华网Nov 2025Study finds AI chatbots fail to prevent conspiracy theory promotionWell documentedMisinformation and synthetic mediaThe ConversationBusiness StandardDevdiscourse+2Nov 2025Hidden API in Perplexity's Comet Browser Enables Device TakeoverReportedSecurity and cyberattacksMarkets InsiderTechRadarNov 2025AI chatbots gave inaccurate UK financial and ISA guidanceAllegedReliability and hallucinationtheguardian.comOct 2025AI-Integrated Browsers Expose Users to Security VulnerabilitiesReportedSecurity and cyberattacksTodo NoticiasAra en CastellanoOct 2025Reddit sues Perplexity AI and data scrapers for unauthorized data scrapingAllegedIntellectual property and appropriationThe Times of IndiaFinancial Times NewsReuters+3Oct 2025OpenAI's Atlas Browser Bypasses Paywalls and Avoids Content From Publishers Suing OpenAIReportedIntellectual property and appropriationFuturismMashable SEASep 2025AI chatbots spread misinformation after Charlie Kirk assassinationWell documentedReliability and hallucinationThe HinduMashableNDTVSep 2025AI Chatbots Spread Misinformation About Charlie Kirk AssassinationReportedMisinformation and synthetic medianewsguardrealitycheck.comAug 2025Perplexity's Comet browser faces copyright lawsuits and security breachesWell documentedIntellectual property and appropriation36氪:关注互联网创业Yahoo NewsUdnemoney聯合理財網+2Aug 2025PromptFix attacks expose critical vulnerabilities in agentic AI browsersReportedSecurity and cyberattacksIT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsPCWorldAug 2025GEO optimization used to manipulate AI chatbot answers for commercial gainReportedMisinformation and synthetic media36氪:关注互联网创业The Epoch TimesAug 2025Perplexity AI Accused of Using Stealth Crawlers to Evade Website BlocksAllegedMisinformation and synthetic mediaTechCrunchThe VergePCMag Australia+2Aug 2025AI-Generated Search Summaries Reduce News Publisher TrafficReportedMisinformation and synthetic mediaEconomic Timesdailymail.co.ukAug 2025Study Finds Leading AI Chatbots Spread Misinformation in One-Third of ResponsesWell documentedMisinformation and synthetic mediaIndexHRRadio 021tportal.hrJul 2025US Media Sue AI Firms Over Unauthorized Scraping of News ContentWell documentedIntellectual property and appropriationUdnemoney聯合理財網TechNews 科技新報 | 市場和業內人士關心的趨勢、內幕與新聞Nextapple+2Jul 2025Urban VPN Chrome extension harvested AI chatbot conversationsWell documentedPrivacy and surveillanceForbesThe Indian ExpressWindows Report | Error-free Tech Life+2Jun 2025AI chatbots spread misinformation during June 2025 news eventsReportedMisinformation and synthetic mediaECONotícias ao MinutoMar 2025Los Angeles Times AI 'Insights' Tool Generated Pro-KKK ArgumentsReportedReliability and hallucinationedition.cnn.comthedailybeast.comMar 2025AI Chatbots Send 96% Less Traffic to Publishers Than Search EnginesWell documentedIntellectual property and appropriationForbesFuturismWebProNewsFeb 2025BBC study finds AI chatbots distort news in summariesConfirmedReliability and hallucinationthe GuardianJersey Evening PostThe Hill+3Dec 2024Authors including Carreyrou sue OpenAI, Google, Meta and others for unauthorized book trainingAllegedIntellectual property and appropriationSpiegel OnlineEconomic TimesOct 2024AI search engines return discredited race science as factual contentWell documentedMisinformation and synthetic mediaWiredArs TechnicaTech TimesOct 2024News Corp sues Perplexity AI for copyright infringementAllegedIntellectual property and appropriationCNN InternationalReutersthetimes.com+2