Researchers Bypass ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Exfiltrate Chats Without User Interaction
Security researchers disclosed a now‑patched vulnerability that allowed the Lockdown Mode in OpenAI’s ChatGPT to be bypassed, enabling silent extraction of conversation data without any user interaction. The flaw could have been abused for covert data theft, phishing and other attacks. OpenAI has released a patch to close the issue.
The find demonstrates that safeguards against prompt‑injection data leaks can be circumvented, raising concerns for AI‑driven privacy protection.
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