2024-12 · 2024-Q4
ChatGPT Search Manipulation via Hidden Text
Primary layerL2 Instruction
Who actually said "do this"?
- Fixable
- Architectural
- Vendor response
- Unknown
- In the wild
- No
- Actor
- Attacker
Target
OpenAI ChatGPT Search
Impact
Hidden webpage text manipulates AI-generated summaries; demonstrated in crypto scam distributing credential-stealing instructions
Root cause
Indirect prompt injection via hidden text; ChatGPT Search processed all content including invisible elements
Sources
Catalog
Cite this: AgentProv incident record: ChatGPT Search Manipulation via Hidden Text (2024-12). https://agentprov.com/incidents/2024-12-chatgpt-search-manipulation-via-hidden-text
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