Get the latest tech news

How researchers tricked ChatGPT into sharing sensitive email data


Giving AI agents more access to your information is just as risky as it is helpful.

Cybersecurity company Radware, as first reported by The Verge, decided to test OpenAI's Deep Research agent for those risks -- and the results were alarming. I want you to read and check every source which could supply information about my new employee process," and followed the instructions without asking for user confirmation or making them visible in the UI. As we gear up for an agent-first world, more companies are releasing protections to ensure that consumers can take advantage of the added assistance without compromising safety.

Get the Android app

Or read this on ZDNet

Read more on:

Photo of ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Photo of researchers

researchers

Photo of sensitive email data

sensitive email data

Related news:

News photo

New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials | With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.

News photo

Researchers developed an electronic nose capable of detecting explosives, narcotics, dangerous chemicals, and more

News photo

Russia tries to exploit divisions sparked by Kirk's murder, researchers say