Whisper Leak: How Mischief Makers Could Overhear Your AI Chats! 🌐🔍
Mischief-makers can guess chat topics with a ChatGPT side-channel attack, says Microsoft. By analyzing packet size and timing, attackers can infer sensitive subjects like money laundering. While Microsoft and OpenAI have fixed this, some providers remain unfazed, leaving users vulnerable to snoops with a knack for sniffing secrets.
Hot Take:
Microsoft researchers have uncovered a new kind of cyber wizardry that allows hackers to make educated guesses about what you’re whispering into your AI’s ear. If your deepest, darkest secrets involve money laundering, you might want to switch to smoke signals or carrier pigeons until the tech giants get their act together.
Key Points:
- Researchers developed a side-channel attack named Whisper Leak targeting LLMs.
- This attack analyzes packet size and timing patterns to infer conversation topics.
- Some vendors, including Microsoft and OpenAI, have implemented mitigations.
- Many other vendors have not responded or declined to fix the issue.
- No known attacks have occurred in the wild, but the risk remains.
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