ChatGPT Data Leaks & Security Incidents

No, ChatGPT is not designed for secure data storage or confidential conversations. OpenAI retains interactions for model improvement. Even enterprise plans do not guarantee complete security. Past incidents prove vulnerabilities, and sharing sensitive information with ChatGPT poses a risk of exposure. If privacy matters, avoid inputting personal or business-critical data.

Yes. In March 2023, OpenAI suffered a ChatGPT data leak that exposed user chat histories due to a bug. While OpenAI has since patched the issue, AI models remain susceptible to breaches, unintended data retention, and unauthorized access. If your organization relies on ChatGPT, you must implement strict security measures to prevent data leaks.

Absolutely. ChatGPT leaks, OpenAI data retention policies, and AI security gaps create major risks for businesses. Unless using OpenAI’s enterprise solutions, conversations are stored and could be reviewed to improve the model. Without monitoring tools, sensitive data could be exposed, leading to compliance violations and reputational damage.

ChatGPT Enterprise offers stronger privacy protections, but risks remain. OpenAI does not store prompts or use them for training, but metadata retention, third-party integrations, and internal access logs could still pose security threats. API misconfigurations may also expose sensitive data. AI-generated responses can inadvertently leak proprietary information, creating compliance risks (GDPR, HIPAA). Businesses should implement real-time AI monitoring to prevent data leaks and security breaches.

Wald.ai proactively redacts sensitive data before it reaches AI models, preventing leaks at the source. Unlike traditional data loss prevention (DLP) tools, Wald.ai focuses specifically on AI interactions. Wald.ai does not retain any user data and has no access to your conversations. With end-to-end encryption Wald.ai provides you a completely secure user experience. By using intelligent sanitization, it is capable of detecting industry-specific sensitive data and contextually redacting it while maintaining accuracy. Wald.ai also provides a completely secure environment to upload data in WaldGPT that can be used to analyse, summarise and ask questions based on the uploaded data. Other security solutions often focus on offering redaction which isn’t contextually driven, Wald.ai has an edge over all such tools with its Context Intelligence API. Know more.

Yes. Wald.ai provides secure multi-LLM access to every user. You can seamlessly switch between models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more. It provides real-time insights across your organization’s AI interactions, ensuring full visibility and control.