New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The interim head of US' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the federal agency tasked with protecting government networks, uploaded sensitive contracting documents to a public version of ChatGPT in mid- July 2025 , triggering multiple automated security alerts designed to prevent the theft or unintentional disclosure of government information, according to a report of Politico.
Madhu Gottumukkala, CISA's acting director, reportedly sought special permission from the agency's Office of the Chief Information Officer to use the AI tool after assuming his role in May 2025. Despite these precautions, his actions "forced CISA's hand" and triggered the agency's cybersecurity sensors. They flagged the upl...