{"id":5035,"date":"2026-10-07T08:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:11:08","slug":"cyber-alert-chatgpt-flaw-allows-attackers-to-secretly-steal-gmail-data-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=5035","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Alert: ChatGPT flaw allows attackers to secretly steal Gmail data &#8211;Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Researchers have demonstrated the cyberattack by making a victim\u2019s ChatGPT session retrieve e-mail data from Gmail, and send it back to an attacker, warning that with great AI power also comes &#8216;great data responsibility&#8217; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>Following recent study, researchers found a way to get ChatGPT to access a victim\u2019s Gmail, chat history, and files by exploiting a hidden communication channel that connects separate user accounts.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT has reportedly introduced key cybersecurity threats, privacy risks, and operational vulnerabilities for individual consumers&nbsp; and organisations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AzWF7sha1G\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=5030\">Lagos, Access Bank, Delta, Ekiti, Imo, Shell, NASENI support GOCOP conference as partners<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLagos, Access Bank, Delta, Ekiti, Imo, Shell, NASENI support GOCOP conference as partners\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=5030&amp;embed=true#?secret=eGxGT7vYBz#?secret=AzWF7sha1G\" data-secret=\"AzWF7sha1G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>ConsumerConnect<\/em> gathered Check Point Research recently, however, discovered that ChatGPT sessions belonging to different consumers could secretly communicate with each other through an internal service, according to Cybernews.<\/p>\n<p>It is also noted that a cyberattacker could use that channel to send a hidden instruction to a victim\u2019s ChatGPT session, which would then carry out the task, using the access already available to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The study revealed the attack could reach data from connected services such as Gmail, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, and GitHub, depending on what the victim had connected to ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>It could also access files and conversation history available to the affected session.<\/p>\n<p>Report further indicated the researchers as well demonstrated the cyberattack by making a victim\u2019s ChatGPT session retrieve e-mail data from Gmail, and send it back to an attacker.<\/p>\n<p>The 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