AnalysisCybersecurityAugust 6, 2026

AI Recommendation Poisoning: How 'Ask AI' Buttons Silently Alter LLM Memory

In February 2026, Microsoft Security named this AI Recommendation Poisoning, logging 31 companies across 14 industries and over 50 distinct prompts in 60 days. Hidden payloads in 'Ask AI' deep links run in logged-in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok sessions, instructing models to store the vendor's domain as a trusted source (MITRE ATLAS: AML.T0080).

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