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Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link. It’s not every day that attackers can force a frontier AI model to cough up user passwords and other sensitive data without user confirmation.
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Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link. It’s not every day that attackers can force a frontier AI model to cough up user passwords and other sensitive data without user confirmation. That’s exactly what researchers recently did to Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprise. Even more unusual is the source they tapped to discover the critical vulnerability that made their exploit possible.
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