OpenAI Adds Lockdown Mode to Stop ChatGPT From Leaking Your Data
OpenAI has introduced a new Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT, providing additional protection against prompt injection attacks that attempt to steal sensitive data. The company says the setting is for people at higher risk of cyberattacks, such as executives, security teams, or those handling confidential information.
In a prompt injection attack, an attacker hides instructions in web pages, documents, emails, and even calendar invites, then tries to get the AI on those platforms to follow those instructions instead of the user's request. Generally, these instructions are not visible to the naked eye or are hidden in a way that makes them out of scope for normal users.
Lockdown Mode responds by cutting off many network paths attackers could use to exfiltrate data. When users turn it on, ChatGPT stops making live web requests and instead relies on cached content, which reduces the risk of leaking fresh or sensitive information...
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