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VR headsets vulnerable to 'Inception attacks' — where hackers can mess with your sense of reality and steal your data

Popular VR headsets like the Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro can be broken into, with hackers adding fake experiences called "inception layers" that let them manipulate how a user behaves.

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