Researcher identifies prompt injection vulnerability in ChatGPT

Source:The Register

02 — Who / Subject

Andi Ahmeti (Permiso), OpenAI

03 — Where / Locus

Global

04 — When / Temporality

May 29, 2026

Verified: May 29, 2026

05 — Why / Core Summary

"A researcher found that ChatGPT can be tricked into executing hidden instructions from external web pages. The vulnerability, dubbed 'ChatGPhish', allows attackers to inject phishing links or fake security alerts. OpenAI has not confirmed if the issue has been addressed."

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Highlights the ongoing security challenges of AI models interacting with untrusted external data.

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