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#9 Ars Technica Security general June 16, 2026 at 11:15 UTC

Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to seal 2FA code from users

By Dan Goodin

AI Summary

A critical vulnerability dubbed 'SearchLeak' in Microsoft Copilot allowed attackers to steal users' 2FA codes via prompt injection, demonstrating once again that LLM-integrated tools inherit and amplify traditional web security flaws. The exploit illustrates how indirect prompt injection through search results can weaponize AI assistants against the very users they serve.

Relevance score: 78.0/100

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