Description: Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reportedly uploaded government contracting documents marked "for official use only" into a public version of ChatGPT. The uploads reportedly triggered automated cybersecurity alerts and prompted a Department of Homeland Security review to assess potential exposure of sensitive information.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: The incident ID date of 07/15/2025 reflects the period in mid-July 2025 when sensitive documents were reportedly uploaded to a public AI system; exact upload dates have not been publicly disclosed. Politico published their report on 01/27/2026; the incident ID was created 02/01/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Madhu Gottumukkala, which harmed United States Department of Homeland Security , Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , United States Government and National security and intelligence stakeholders.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1360
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-07-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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The interim head of the country's cyber defense agency uploaded sensitive contracting documents into a public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering multiple automated security warnings that are meant to stop the theft or unintentional …
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