ChatGPT Data Exposure

A significant 77% of employees are reportedly leaking sensitive corporate data by pasting it into generative AI tools like ChatGPT, primarily through personal, unmanaged accounts. This widespread "shadow AI" activity circumvents traditional data loss prevention (DLP) systems, resulting in substantial data exfiltration and exposing organizations to severe regulatory and compliance risks.

What Happened

A significant 77% of employees are reportedly leaking sensitive corporate data by pasting it into generative AI tools like ChatGPT, primarily through personal, unmanaged accounts. This widespread "shadow AI" activity circumvents traditional data loss prevention (DLP) systems, resulting in substantial data exfiltration and exposing organizations to severe regulatory and compliance risks.

Why This Matters

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Recommended Action

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Exposure

Exposure reason: This incident does not currently match a technology in My AI Stack.

Exploitation status: UNKNOWN

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Timeline

• Incident first seen
  Oct 09, 2025 05:30

  BugSkan first recorded this incident.

• 77% of Employees Leak Data via ChatGPT, Report Finds - eSecurity Planet
  Oct 09, 2025 05:30

  esecurityplanet.com · Data Leak

Sources

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