{"id":45963,"date":"2026-08-21T05:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/?p=45963"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:52:58","slug":"preventing-data-leakage-via-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/preventing-data-leakage-via-chatgpt","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 Practices to Prevent Data Leakage through ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Gemini have already become everyday business tools. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/capabilities\/quantumblack\/our-insights\/the-state-of-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McKinsey Global Survey on the state of AI<\/a> reveals that 79% of organizations regularly use GenAI tools for one or more business functions. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.checkpoint.com\/2026\/chatgpt-data-leakage-via-a-hidden-outbound-channel-in-the-code-execution-runtime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check Point Research<\/a>, meanwhile, reports that 87%\u201393% of organizations experience at least one high-risk GenAI interaction every month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While GenAI platforms may significantly increase productivity, they also introduce new cybersecurity risks. This article discusses the main threats posed by GenAI tools and provides actionable tips on how to <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/prevent-data-exfiltration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prevent data exfiltration<\/a> and leakage via ChatGPT and other chatbots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Gemini pose serious risks of data leaks, reputational damage, and compliance violations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"mb-2\">ChatGPT data leaks mainly result from user error, account compromises, third-party breaches, platform vulnerabilities, or prompt injections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\">Source code, personal data, health data, financial records, legal documents, and credentials are among the highest-risk inputs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\">To reduce the risk of data exfiltration, organizations should define policies on acceptable GenAI use, enforce least privilege,&nbsp; implement continuous monitoring, and conduct user training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Syteca supports these security controls with privileged access management, session visibility, real-time alerts, threat response, and audit-ready evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is ChatGPT safe to use?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ChatGPT is safe for such tasks as drafting emails, brainstorming ideas, rewriting public information, or explaining concepts. However, it is not as safe for processing confidential company data, regulated personal information, or proprietary source code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for confidential information, organizations must assume that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"mb-2\">Anything pasted into an unmanaged chatbot can leave your security perimeter and lead to a data leak via ChatGPT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if you disable training on prompts, your organization can still suffer from account compromise, third-party mistakes, and software vulnerabilities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How ChatGPT handles data: Free\/Plus vs. Business\/Enterprise\/API<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Service<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Training&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Key considerations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td>Training is enabled by default, but users can opt out.<\/td><td>Chats remain in history until deleted. Temporary chat is not used for training and is deleted within 30 days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>ChatGPT Business<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>Inputs and outputs are not used for training by default.<\/td><td>Workspace data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Users have private chat histories unless they choose to share a conversation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>Organization data is not used for training by default.<\/td><td>Managed identity, retention, access, and compliance controls are available for enterprise governance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>OpenAI API<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>Inputs and outputs are not used for training by default.<\/td><td>Retention varies by endpoint and configuration. \u0421ustomers may optionally use zero data retention.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro users working in a personal workspace, content sharing for model improvement is enabled by default. These plans leverage extensive pre-training on diverse text data, fine-tuning with specific examples, and sophisticated algorithms to generate human-like responses based on the input it receives. In simple terms, <strong>your input may be used to influence the next request it receives from other users<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or your employees aren&#8217;t careful, you could enter information that puts your company at risk. ChatGPT training data leak even has its own name: conversational AI leak. Though conversational AI leaks are not the only threat posed by GenAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main cyber threats posed by ChatGPT and other GenAI tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data leak via ChatGPT and other GenAI tools may also happen through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human mistakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees may expose sensitive information not only by typing it into an AI tool but also by uploading entire files to get a quicker answer. These files may contain source code, customer records, contracts, incident reports, login credentials, spreadsheets, or system logs. Confidential data can also be exposed when employees share AI conversations through public links, screenshots, or copied responses that still include sensitive details.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shadow AI&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When employees install browser extensions or use unapproved third-party chatbots, they may create security gaps that your organization cannot see and control. Sensitive information can then be copied and stored by these tools without the security team knowing where the data went or how it was used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">External attacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Attackers can gain access to employees\u2019 AI accounts through phishing, reused or stolen passwords, information-stealing malware, or hijacked browser sessions. Once inside an account, they may be able to view saved conversations containing confidential business or personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Group-IB reported that information-stealing malware had compromised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/chatgpt-accounts-compromised-dark-web-b2361293.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 100,000 ChatGPT accounts<\/a>, with stolen login credentials and conversation data offered for sale on dark web marketplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third\u2011party breaches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies may also be affected by security incidents involving third-party GenAI vendors. Even when conversations, prompts, and account credentials remain protected, GenAI vendors may expose user information such as names, email addresses, and account identifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/mixpanel-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November 2025<\/a>, OpenAI disclosed an incident involving Mixpanel, a third-party analytics provider used for web analytics on its API platform. An attacker accessed Mixpanel\u2019s systems and obtained a dataset containing limited account and analytics information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6bcd980d-a385-4771-b258-8952f30b3721 areoi-element container template-17 mx-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-504c2297-e398-4a38-a06d-41e1ab084663 row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-bf814a89-3763-48c1-98a1-7af05932fc6a col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">What happened<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b95b8330-f366-4077-bf14-d4bedcc3bdfc col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">An attacker breached analytics provider Mixpanel, exporting limited customer-identifiable data (names, emails, coarse location, OS\/browser, referrers, IDs) from some OpenAI and ChatGPT help\u2011center users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-17cfb0d4-9c4e-4340-b3a2-625e40ee594f row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-13ae581d-a344-4027-8819-870241beb714 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u0421onsequences&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-75dbc584-5b66-4f4b-82e4-81469c2a09c5 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The incident did not expose ChatGPT conversations or credentials; however, the leaked profile and account metadata could still support targeted phishing, impersonation, and social engineering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0f73883a-791c-4f1a-ab99-6eaa1645c773 row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6ff6d3b7-5796-4948-8632-cf6cd56ee3fe col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Key lesson&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3760d338-45a6-4be3-b620-2906679e9fc0 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">AI vendors rely on third\u2011party analytics; supply\u2011chain reviews and vendor security clauses are critical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Platform vulnerabilities and prompt injection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Software flaws or carefully designed malicious instructions may cause a GenAI tool to ignore or bypass its normal security restrictions. The risk becomes greater when the tool can browse websites, run code, analyze uploaded files, or connect to company systems and applications. In these cases, an attacker may be able to make the AI access or transmit information without the user realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.checkpoint.com\/2026\/chatgpt-data-leakage-via-a-hidden-outbound-channel-in-the-code-execution-runtime\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check Point Research<\/a> demonstrated a hidden communication channel in ChatGPT\u2019s code-execution and data-analysis environment. A single malicious prompt could use DNS requests to silently send parts of a conversation, information extracted from uploaded files, and other sensitive content to an attacker-controlled system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0ff90f7e-eff7-4b90-af00-79c838415d96 areoi-element container template-17 mx-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9b6de079-3756-4b67-a317-89bbcaf63529 row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-bf814a89-3763-48c1-98a1-7af05932fc6a col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">What happened<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b95b8330-f366-4077-bf14-d4bedcc3bdfc col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">A hidden outbound channel in ChatGPT\u2019s code\u2011execution environment allowed data exfiltration via DNS using a single malicious prompt; OpenAI patched the issue in February 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-e8bc15b3-7817-4272-a91d-7787520513c3 row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-13ae581d-a344-4027-8819-870241beb714 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u0421onsequences&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-75dbc584-5b66-4f4b-82e4-81469c2a09c5 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The vulnerability could allow attackers to silently extract user messages, uploaded documents, and sensitive insights generated from files without triggering a warning or consent request.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-17e67d5d-a51d-483d-b49e-e449b2f0b372 row areoi-element pb-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6ff6d3b7-5796-4948-8632-cf6cd56ee3fe col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Key lesson&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3760d338-45a6-4be3-b620-2906679e9fc0 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(240, 249, 252,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Prompt injection attacks can turn AI tools into covert exfiltration channels; organizations need runtime\u2011aware monitoring and strict input policies.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>These cases do not mean that every session is exposed or that they can lead to a ChatGPT data breach. They show why organizations should minimize the data users can access, restrict what they can submit, protect accounts and endpoints, monitor the use of GenAI tools, and preserve evidence for investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">What data is most at risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most exposed data types in ChatGPT\u2011related incidents include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Personally identifiable information (PII)<\/strong>: Names, email addresses, billing addresses, and locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Protected health information (PHI)<\/strong>: Symptoms, medical history, lab results, and treatment details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Financial information<\/strong>: Payment metadata, billing addresses, card details, financial statements, and account numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Proprietary business information and source code<\/strong>: Trade secrets, internal algorithms, research, product designs, manufacturing processes, and internal documentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Credentials and security information:<\/strong> Passwords, API keys, tokens, private keys, configuration files, vulnerability details, and incident logs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal and strategic information:<\/strong> Contracts, litigation material, merger plans, pricing, board documents, customer negotiations, and internal investigations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This information should normally be prohibited or tightly controlled when employees use GenAI tools. Otherwise, organizations can suffer from negative consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negative consequences of data leakage via GenAI services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data leakage via chatbots can lead to numerous negative consequences, the most common of which are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/21043805\/1-Top-7-Practices-to-Prevent-Data-Leakage-through-ChatGPT.svg\" alt=\"ChatGPT data leakage risks\" class=\"wp-image-70778\" style=\"width:825px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Loss of intellectual property.<\/strong> Leakage of proprietary information or trade secrets can result in a loss of competitive advantage, reduced market presence, and revenue loss. In addition, rivals may gain access to your valuable assets and use your technologies to their advantage.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Operational disruption<\/strong>. Addressing and mitigating a data breach can significantly disrupt business operations, which undoubtedly leads to downtime and a decrease in overall productivity. Organizations might find it necessary to redirect significant resources toward investigation and remediation of the breach, as well as implementation of stronger security measures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Reputation damage.<\/strong> Customers and partners might lose trust in a company that suffers a data leakage, which will definitely result in a damaged reputation. Additionally, negative publicity and media coverage can tarnish the brand&#8217;s image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Compliance violations. <\/strong>Failing to protect data adequately can lead to regulatory and legal consequences. Regulatory bodies are sure to impose sanctions or other legal actions against an organization for non-compliance with data protection laws and regulations, such as <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/gdpr-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDPR<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/hipaa-compliance-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HIPAA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/pci-dss-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCI DSS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/privacy\/ccpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCPA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/legal-library\/browse\/statutes\/fair-credit-reporting-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCRA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/en\/article\/20230601STO93804\/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU AI Act<\/a>, and others. In addition, affected parties might file lawsuits against the organization for failing to protect their data adequately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\"><strong>Financial losses<\/strong>. Non-compliance with data protection regulations may result in significant fines and penalties for organizations. Also, organizations can face direct financial impact due to the loss of intellectual property, liability, fraud, theft, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Susceptibility to cyberattacks. <\/strong>Any data breach can make an organization a target for future cyberattacks, as bad actors may perceive it as vulnerable. Leaked data can be used for credential-stuffing attacks, which consequently result in unauthorized access to your systems. Cybercriminals can also use leaked data to craft more convincing phishing attacks on your employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken together, these consequences show that GenAI-related data leakage is not only a privacy concern. It can affect an organization&#8217;s intellectual property, operations, regulatory compliance, finances, and overall security posture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing ChatGPT risk requires a layered approach that combines governance, employee awareness, access controls, technical safeguards, and continuous oversight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 7 practices to prevent data leakage via GenAI tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following best practices can help you harness the benefits of using GenAI chatbots while protecting your organization&#8217;s sensitive data from potential leaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5154277f-586c-49d6-96b6-c02aa771dc12 areoi-element container template-15 mx-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-26-22 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Top 7 practices to prevent data leakage via GenAI tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-86d1f5e1-b1e9-4a75-91bc-719140ad329a row areoi-element pt-3 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Create a robust policy for GenAI use<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Define which types of data mustn&#8217;t be uploaded to GenAI services<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"> Perform regular security awareness training<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Enforce data security measures<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Follow relevant cybersecurity guidelines<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Limit access to sensitive data<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Implement continuous monitoring<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Create a robust policy for GenAI use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Define the GenAI tools, plans, accounts, integrations, and business use cases that your organization approves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy should clearly state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which departments and roles may use GenAI tools, and under what conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which data types must never be uploaded to GenAI services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When and how employees may use corporate GenAI accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When security, privacy, legal, or customer approval is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who reviews new GenAI tools and manages the use of shadow IT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How employees should report a suspected data leak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You should also lay out clear processes for how you\u2019ll monitor adherence to your policies and decide on the consequences of possible violations. Establishing procedures for regular policy reviews and updates is crucial as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Define which types of data mustn&#8217;t be uploaded to GenAI services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Categorize data into sensitivity levels (public, internal, confidential, restricted) and explicitly list what is forbidden in GenAI prompts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PII and PHI that are subject to GDPR, HIPAA, and similar regulations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial records and payment data.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proprietary code, manufacturing recipes, and trade secrets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer or employee databases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credentials, secrets, tokens, or production logs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that these are just some examples of critical info that mustn\u2019t be revealed. Categorize data according to its sensitivity level (e.g. public, internal, confidential, restricted). Also, you may refer to laws like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS that define specific categories of sensitive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meeting IT Compliance Requirements with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Perform regular security awareness training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Share the established policies with your employees and educate them on how to prevent data leaks when using ChatGPT. Provide guidelines on creating and maintaining secure accounts for GenAI tool usage, emphasizing the importance of protecting accounts with 2FA and using corporate accounts rather than personal ones whenever possible. If employees still use personal service accounts for GenAI chatbots, educate them on how to secure these accounts with strong passwords and Single Sign-On (SSO).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlight that failure to adhere to these policies may result in disciplinary actions, including restricted access to AI tools, formal warnings, and even termination or NDA fines in severe cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talk about the tactics used by cybercriminals to trick people into providing sensitive information. Teach employees to recognize fake AI websites, malicious browser extensions, prompt injection, risky shared links, and unexpected requests to connect to corporate storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5f723a19-347f-4a20-9c16-90c5e540a208 areoi-element pattern-request-demo-1 rounded-bg-13px d-flex flex-column align-items-center mb-5 mt-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(71, 144, 234,0.15)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-2 lh-sm pt-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">See Syteca in action!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Discover how Syteca can help you enhance your organization\u2019s security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<button data-bs-target=\"#hsModal-demo\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-9170fdac-8fec-4c73-a86c-338093dbf9d9 btn areoi-has-url position-relative mb-2 hsBtn-demo btn-info mt-4 btn-info\"\n\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Demo Portal \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Enforce data security measures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enforce policies with security controls:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit, and enforce strong authentication and authorization on systems that store regulated or high\u2011value data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deploy SIEM and DLP solutions that can spot risky patterns such as large copy\u2011paste events into browsers, uploads to known GenAI domains, or unusual outbound DNS traffic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regularly audit third\u2011party vendors and analytics providers for security posture and incident\u2011response readiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare an incident response plan specifically for GenAI\u2011related leaks so your security team knows how to revoke access, rotate credentials, and investigate chat histories when a data leak or breach is identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Follow relevant cybersecurity guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the relevant cybersecurity frameworks governing AI use and provide guidelines on how to secure your systems while using AI tools. You may choose to stick to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"mt-2\"><strong>The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights<\/strong>. This is a framework designed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to guide the development and deployment of AI systems in a manner that protects the rights and freedoms of individuals. While it does not directly regulate AI use in the way that formal legislation or regulations do, it provides a set of principles aimed at ensuring AI technologies are used ethically and responsibly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mt-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvlpubs.nist.gov\/nistpubs\/ai\/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)<\/strong><\/a><strong> by <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NIST<\/strong><\/a> [PDF]. NIST has released a comprehensive framework to help organizations manage the risks associated with AI platforms. In July 2024, NIST also introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/nvlpubs.nist.gov\/nistpubs\/ai\/NIST.AI.600-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI RMF: Generative AI Profile<\/a> [PDF] that can help organizations identify unique risks posed by GenAI specifically. Both frameworks aim to enhance transparency and accountability within organizations that utilize AI technologies, ensuring that AI tools are deployed responsibly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mt-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/en\/article\/20230601STO93804\/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EU AI Act<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> The EU AI Act addresses risk management, data governance, technical documentation, recordkeeping, transparency, human oversight, accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity. According to this act, high-risk AI systems must maintain an appropriate level of cybersecurity throughout their lifecycle, while providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk are subject to additional safety and security obligations. Organizations should therefore inventory their AI systems, determine whether they act as providers or deployers, classify relevant use cases, and identify which requirements apply to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-887102bd-ede2-4eda-9472-8809b18d992c areoi-element syteca-pattern-cta-7 container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-36-28 text-center text-md-start p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa20a9d1aee7275f55f897d8a7d25804\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Explore the power<br> of Syteca now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-48bb50e7-de9b-49fd-89ce-d5bf1d14e68d areoi-element cta-buttons-block mt-3 pt-3 text-center text-md-start\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a data-bs-target=\"#hsModal-demo\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-3ac41b93-dde5-4f3e-acbb-00e4897f448b btn areoi-has-url position-relative hsBtn-demo btn-primary\"\n\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Demo Portal \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Limit access to sensitive data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Safeguard your sensitive data, granting access only to necessary personnel. By minimizing access to your critical resources and continuously verifying access requests, you can significantly reduce the risk of confidential data leak via ChatGPT and other GenAI platforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For highly sensitive assets, use <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/just-in-time-approach-to-privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">just-in-time access<\/a> instead of standing permissions. Grant only the required access after verification, limit it to a defined timeframe, and revoke it automatically when the work ends. Also, consider adopting <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/zero-trust-implementation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the zero trust approach<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/the-principle-of-least-privilege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the principle of least privilege<\/a> to reduce the impact of accidental data disclosure and account compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Implement continuous monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deploy a <a href=\"\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monitoring tool<\/a> to get visibility into GenAI use and what data users input into it. Ideally, your monitoring tool should also be able to send <a href=\"\/en\/product\/alerts-and-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automated alerts<\/a> for any unusual activities to help you detect and respond to security incidents promptly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring should also be transparent and privacy-aware. Use pseudonymization, sensitive-data masking, role-based access to records, and documented review procedures to maintain employee trust while preserving observability and evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By following these best practices, organizations can leverage the benefits of GenAI services while minimizing the risk of ChatGPT data leaks and, consequently, <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/best-practices-to-prevent-intellectual-property-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intellectual property theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can Syteca help prevent data leakage via GenAI tools?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca is a modern inside security platform that combines <a href=\"\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privileged access management (PAM)<\/a> with native <a href=\"\/en\/product\/identity-threat-detection-and-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identity threat detection and response (ITDR)<\/a>, delivering privileged access control with deep session visibility, real-time threat detection and response, and forensic-grade evidence. It helps organizations reduce the identity and user-activity risks that allow sensitive information to reach ChatGPT and other GenAI services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of Syteca&#8217;s key features that can help you prevent ChatGPT data leakage:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/21043826\/2-Top-7-Practices-to-Prevent-Data-Leakage-through-ChatGPT.svg\" alt=\"Syteca's data protection for ChatGPT\" class=\"wp-image-70779\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehensive user activity monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca monitors and records user sessions across various endpoints, including desktops, servers, and virtual environments. This includes capturing all on-screen activities, which can help you view interactions with AI chatbots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with on-screen activities, you get the searchable metadata:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>File upload operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keystrokes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0421lipboard activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connected USB devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launched applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visited URLs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executed commands (Linux)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This evidence can help investigators determine whether a user opened an AI service, copied sensitive text, uploaded a file, or accessed restricted information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Activity Monitoring with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alerting and incident response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Security teams can configure URL alerts for <strong>chatgpt.com<\/strong>, <strong>chat.openai.com<\/strong>, <strong>platform.openai.com<\/strong>, and other GenAI domains that you specify.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alerts can also be configured for specific keywords, file uploads, clipboard operations, application use, and other suspicious actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an alert is triggered, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Watch live user sessions<\/strong> to monitor how employees use AI tools and what data they input into chatbots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Block the user<\/strong> <strong>or immediately terminate the application<\/strong> if their actions are malicious or harmful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Send a warning message to the user <\/strong>to let them know they&#8217;re violating your organization&#8217;s data handling guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps organizations respond while risky activity is taking place rather than discovering it after the damage is done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/product\/alerts-and-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alerting and Incident Response with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auditing and reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca provides searchable session records, contextual metadata, dashboards, and reports. Security teams can reconstruct an event timeline, identify the user and endpoint involved, review relevant on-screen activity, determine which data was accessed, and preserve evidence for auditors or incident responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Privacy-safe capabilities such as <a href=\"\/en\/user-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">user pseudonymization and sensitive-data masking<\/a> can help maintain oversight without exposing unnecessary personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/product\/reports-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auditing and Reporting with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enforce strict access controls to ensure that only the minimum number of users can access your sensitive assets to perform their job functions. This helps prevent employees from accessing information they don\u2019t need and, therefore, from submitting it to a GenAI service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca PAM enables you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Implement fine-grained access controls to specify who can access what endpoints and under what circumstances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant time-limited permissions to specific users upon request and revoke those permissions immediately after use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restrict access to sensitive data based on the context, such as the user\u2019s role or time of day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically discover unmanaged privileged accounts across your infrastructure that could provide access to sensitive information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure privileged credentials in an encrypted password vault and control how users retrieve and use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform also lets you set <a href=\"\/en\/two-factor-authentication-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two-factor authentication (2FA)<\/a> for extra protection of corporate accounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privileged Access Management with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integration with other security solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca seamlessly integrates with other types of security solutions to provide a comprehensive security ecosystem:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SIEM<\/strong>. The platform can integrate with security information and event management (SIEM) systems to compile data from multiple sources and deliver a unified view of security events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ticketing systems.<\/strong> Syteca can integrate with ticketing workflows, allowing organizations to validate access requests against approved tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, these integrations support a visibility-first security model: <strong>control access \u2192 monitor activity \u2192 detect threats \u2192 respond in real time \u2192 preserve evidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep GenAI use visible and under control&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is no longer whether employees will use GenAI, but whether the organization can make that use visible, governed, and safe. The seven practices above can help you make the most of ChatGPT and other GenAI services without compromising your security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca can complement these practices by offering robust user activity monitoring, real-time alerting and response, and comprehensive access management capabilities.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-a5a922ff-56ce-4468-9941-ea5073690a8c areoi-element container pattern-request-demo-2 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(71, 144, 235,0.15)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-956ebe2e-368e-4ac7-8ee2-a15583083abd row areoi-element align-items-center row-cols-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9e962fe6-f77f-40f9-898c-abaef3f48ccb col areoi-element d-flex flex-wrap flex-column align-items-center align-items-md-start col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left p-poppins pt-3 text-center text-md-start lh-sm has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Want to try Syteca? Request access<br>to the online demo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left p-poppins pb-3 text-center text-md-start\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">See why clients from 70+ countries already use Syteca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<button data-bs-target=\"#hsModal-demo\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-9170fdac-8fec-4c73-a86c-338093dbf9d9 btn areoi-has-url position-relative me-lg-2  me-md-2 me-sm-2 me-lg-4 mb-3 hsBtn-demo btn-info  btn-info\"\n\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Demo Portal \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f840f051-f300-4ade-9e70-68d6c65e619d col areoi-element col-md-6 d-none d-sm-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02014220\/Group-584.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02014220\/Group-584.png 369w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02014220\/Group-584-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"blog-faq\" class=\"block-d90d620a-1099-4514-9dea-81ba1c40723a areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-55c6821a-762e-4c0d-b6fb-cce8893a62ec areoi-element container-md px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184 accordion faq-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDoes ChatGPT leak data?\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-fb1a9495-ae1e-4b2b-9a60-bcf0eee85dc7-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5fc01593-5470-4f07-a3b7-6b4b03089b39 areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(248, 251, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21f8112c4bc1d6571012609fa586faa5\" style=\"color:#404040\">ChatGPT data leakage can happen when users paste sensitive information into prompts or upload confidential files without disabling &#8220;training&#8221; mode. Data may also be exposed through vulnerable integrations, third-party incidents, software flaws, or prompt injection attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tWill ChatGPT share my conversations?\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-78ac342b-27d5-4a6b-ab6a-66a92192b847-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-8c1baf09-c5ff-4faa-8750-03276b45ade5 areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(248, 251, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f240ab895bb9ef9a17c3dd876d4c4dac\" style=\"color:#404040\">People asking, \u201cWill ChatGPT leak my data?\u201d should know that private chats are not normally visible to other users. However, you may expose the conversation if you create a shared link, send a screenshot, use a malicious integration, or have your account or device compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tIs ChatGPT safe for confidential or company information?\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-18234c0d-2fd4-48db-8a0e-5aad4946e670-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94c04742-fe22-4119-b835-0c9619796383 areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(248, 251, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d67935a3fbe63430fce681e6ff12c303\" style=\"color:#404040\">Whether ChatGPT is safe for company information depends on the selected plan, contractual protections, and retention settings. Organizations should approve both the tool and the specific use case before sensitive data is processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tHas ChatGPT ever had a data breach?\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-1a15024d-4aec-4648-9714-6bd80cce2b59-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-2ff666f0-aab6-43aa-b0bb-02b09545e9c1 areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(248, 251, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a10fe261a85353f16167c0f12110fa1\" style=\"color:#404040\">Yes, ChatGPT has experienced security incidents. In <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/march-20-chatgpt-outage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2023<\/a>, a bug in the redis-py library exposed some users&#8217; chat titles and limited billing details. This event is often described as the first ChatGPT data breach. In <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/mixpanel-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November 2025<\/a>, a third-party Mixpanel incident exposed limited analytics data, but not prompts, conversations, passwords, API keys, or payment details.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tCan other people see my ChatGPT chats?\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-1e220920-eda7-40e9-8a63-e0785aa7ef7f-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-55af9585-3850-4295-a086-b3d15fe45184\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6019b20e-9f56-4b36-88d6-300734eb756b areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(248, 251, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Other users cannot normally browse your private ChatGPT history. However, someone may see a conversation if you share its link, publish a screenshot, or export it. 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