AI Incident Database: CISA Acting Director Reportedly Uploaded Sensitive Government Documents to Public ChatGPT Instance
Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reportedly uploaded government contracting documents marked "for official use only" into a public version of ChatGPT. The uploads reportedly triggered automated cybersecurity alerts and prompted a Department of Homeland Security review to assess potential exposure of sensitive information.
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Event summary
Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reportedly uploaded government contracting documents marked "for official use only" into a public version of ChatGPT. The uploads reportedly triggered automated cybersecurity alerts and prompted a Department of Homeland Security review to assess potential exposure of sensitive information.
Linked entities
- OpenAI
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- madhu-gottumukkala
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- united-states-department-of-homeland-security
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- cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency
organisation | 70%
- united-states-government
organisation | 70%
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
organisation | 70%
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