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ChatGPT Reportedly Implicated in Samsung Data Leak of Source Code and Meeting Notes

Samsung engineers are reported to have inadvertently leaked sensitive company data sometime in March 2023, including source code and internal meeting notes, by using ChatGPT to assist with tasks. ChatGPT allegedly retained the inputted data, leading to a purported breach of confidentiality.

Date it happened
2023-03-11
Organisation involved
Samsung engineers, Samsung
Product, system or model
ChatGPT, Chatbots, Large language models
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