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Incident summary from the AI Incident Database, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Mac App Stored User Data in Unencrypted Text Files
OpenAI's ChatGPT macOS app stored user conversations in plain text. If accessed by a malicious actor, these conversations could have been easily read. The critical security flaw was demonstrated by a third party and ultimately resolved after OpenAI released an update to encrypt the stored data.
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