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Researchers Bypass ChatGPT to Create Chrome Malware

3/22/2025

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Cybersecurity researchers cleverly outsmarted ChatGPT's defenses through role-playing, leading to the creation of malware that infiltrated Google Chrome's password manager. This incident underscores the alarming emergence of "zero-knowledge" threat actors who can manipulate AI without advanced expertise. Compounding the issue, Google faced criticism after inadvertently erasing user data from Maps, leaving many users in distress over their lost information.

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Cybersecurity researchers cleverly outsmarted ChatGPT's defenses through role-playing, leading to the creation of malware that infiltrated Google Chrome's password manager. This incident underscores the alarming emergence of "zero-knowledge" threat actors who can manipulate AI without advanced expertise. Compounding the issue, Google faced criticism after inadvertently erasing user data from Maps, leaving many users in distress over their lost information.