ChatGPT Security Flaw Could Enable Massive DDoS Attacks

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ChatGPT Security Flaw Could Enable Massive DDoS Attacks
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A vulnerability in ChatGPT's API allows attackers to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks by flooding a target with requests. Researchers have alerted OpenAI to the issue and recommend implementing limits on URL submissions and duplicate request checks to mitigate the risk.

A major security flaw in ChatGPT could allow bad actors to use the API to perform mass DDoS attacks. Researchers have reported the issue to OpenAI and have called upon the company to fix the underlying infrastructure to help cut off access to this potential cyberattack. If you’ve never experienced a DDoS attack, then you’re probably not sure what to make of it.

This is, obviously, a huge issue and one that will need to be fixed quickly to avoid any large-scale issues. Thankfully, the solution should be fairly simply, Flesch outlines. All OpenAI really needs to do here is implement a series of stringent limits on the number of URLs that a user can submit through the system. Additionally, the company should probably also add a system that checks for duplicate requests and limits them.

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