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ChatGPT's Python code writer has a major security hole that could let hackers steal your data

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If you’re a programmer using ChatGPT to write or analyze Python code, be very careful about the URLs you paste into the generative AI tool, as there's a way for hackers to steal sensitive data from your projects this way. 

The theory was first reported by security researcher Johann Rehberger and later tested and confirmed by Avram Piltch at Tom’s Hardware.

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