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Stolen ChatGPT conversations have been found on the Dark Web, according to Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB. The theft and publication of ChatGPT conversations reveals a danger about the software that many users may not know.
According to Group-IB’s data, nearly 27,000 ChatGPT conversations were offered for sale on the Dark Web in May 2023. The majority of these data were stolen from India and Pakistan using malware during the past year. The United States had the sixth-largest number of stolen conversations, at 2,995, just ahead of France, which led Europe with 2,923 conversations.
What Makes ChatGPT Conversations Vulnerable?
Conversations with ChatGPT take place using a browser or through a remote connection to a ChatGPT server in the overwhelming majority of cases. If you have a local installation of ChatGPT that you access directly via a LAN, with no connection to the Internet, you are at a much lower risk for data theft, but such installations remain rare.
Hackers can steal ChatGPT conversations as they happen in one of three ways:
The third method of attack is the one that may surprise many ChatGPT users. By default, ChatGPT saves your prompts and the logs of your conversations. If hackers can gain access to your account, they may be able to download complete transcripts of your past conversations. This could include sensitive business data, software code or personal information that could be used to compromise your identity or your business.
The current global distribution of ChatGPT theft may not appear to be a threat to North American users, but this is a mental trap. Hackers may be targeting particular industries or businesses overseas, but the techniques and methods they learn spread almost instantly across the globe. More ChatGPT theft will happen, and more U.S. businesses will be targeted. The only good news is that you have time to prepare.
How to Prevent ChatGPT Conversation Theft
There are a few steps ChatGPT users should take immediately to prevent data loss.
The explosive growth of ChatGPT and its brand-new capabilities provide fertile ground for criminals. The majority of ChatGPT users probably have not considered conversation log theft as a cyber security risk, but it can be, depending on how you use this AI tool.
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