Apple sent mercenary spyware warnings to iPhone users in 110 countries, with alerts on Lock Screens. Targeted users should enable Lockdown Mode and update their software.

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PCWorld reports that OpenAI launched Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT to combat prompt injection attacks that can hijack AI systems and steal personal information. These attacks have previously compromised AI browsers like Perplexity and controlled smart home devices through Google Gemini by tricking systems with malicious instructions. Lockdown Mode restricts features like live web browsing and Deep Research across all ChatGPT plans, though OpenAI acknowledges risks from uploaded files remain. OpenAI has launched a new security feature in ChatGPT called Lockdown Mode, designed to provide additional protection against so-called "prompt injection attacks." A prompt injection attack is when someone crafts a deceptive prompt in an attempt to trick the LLM into following malicious instructions and/or revealing sensitive information.

PCWorld reports that OpenAI is launching new security features for ChatGPT, including Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels to combat growing threats. Lockdown Mode restricts external interactions and disables web browsing for high-privacy users, while risk labels clearly mark potentially dangerous features. These updates specifically address prompt injection attacks where malicious prompts attempt to trick the AI into performing harmful actions. OpenAI is launching two new security features in ChatGPT to address growing threats to its AI systems, according to a recent blog post . As AI services increasingly connect to wider parts of the web and more external apps, the risk of so-called "prompt injection attacks" also increases.

Plus: Apple's Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporter's phone, Elon Musk's Starlink cuts off Russian forces, and more. An analysis by WIRED this week found that ICE and CBP's face recognition app Mobile Fortify, which is being used to identify people across the United States, isn't actually designed to verify who people are and was only approved for Department of Homeland Security use by relaxing some of the agency's own privacy rules. WIRED took a close look at highly militarized ICE and CBP units that use extreme tactics typically seen only in active combat. Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly members of these paramilitary units. And a new report from the Public Service Alliance this week found that data brokers can fuel violence against public servants, who are facing more and more threats but have few ways to protect their personal information under state privacy laws.

Employees of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) abused law enforcement databases to snoop on their romantic partners, neighbors, and business associates, WIRED exclusively revealed this week. New data obtained through record requests show that hundreds of ICE staffers and contractors have faced investigations since 2016 for attempting to access medical, biometric, and location data without permission. The revelations raise further questions about the protections ICE places on people's sensitive information. Security researchers at ESET found old enterprise routers are filled with company secrets. After purchasing and analyzing old routers, the firm found many contained login details for company VPNs, hashed root administrator passwords, and details of who the previous owners were.