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Trump’s acting cybersecurity chief uploaded sensitive government docs to ChatGPT

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Date Published: 2026-01-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Zack Whittaker

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Politico reports that CISA’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, uploaded FOUO contracting documents to ChatGPT, triggering automated security warnings and a DHS review; while his use of ChatGPT was reportedly approved on a limited basis, the incident raises concerns about exposing internal government data to a public LLM. The article also notes prior controversy around an unsanctioned counterintelligence polygraph and subsequent staff access suspensions.

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