Meta Patches Worrying Security Bug Which Could Have Exposed User AI Prompts and Responses - and Pays the Bug Hunter $10,000

Meta AI was leaking chatbot prompts and answers to unauthorized users

Meta AI has fixed a security flaw that made it possible for users to view the prompts and their subsequent answers put forth by others to its chatbot.

Meta patches worrying security bug which could have exposed user AI prompts and responses - and pays the bug hunter $10,000

There was a way to read other people's prompts and Meta AI responses, expert warns.

Meta Fixes Bug That Risked Leaking Users’ AI Prompts and Generated Content

Meta has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed users of its AI chatbot to access private prompts and AI-generated responses of other users. Sandeep Hodkasia, founder of security testing firm AppSecure, discovered the flaw and privately disclosed it to Meta on December 26, 2024. He received a $10,000 bug bounty reward for his responsible disclosure. Meta deployed the fix on January 24, 2025, and found no signs of malicious exploitation. The…

Meta AI Bug Exposed Private Chats, Threat To Data Privacy

A serious security flaw in Meta AI, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Meta, exposed private prompts and generated responses to unauthorized users. Although the issue has now been fixed, the incident highlights growing concerns over privacy risks in generative AI platforms. Meta confirmed the vulnerability on Wednesday and said there is no evidence the flaw was exploited for malicious purposes. However, experts warn such lapses cou…

Man Finds Major Bug In Meta’s AI Platform That Exposed Private Chats - Receives $10,000 Reward For Proving The System Was Not As Secure As Claimed

With AI investments not slowing down any time soon, one would assume the technology is secure and that there would be no vulnerabilities in the existing platform, but that is not the case. Even if we see the tech giants, they are not free from errors, and their systems can be exploited. Such has been the case recently, where a man discovered a security vulnerability in Meta's AI platform and was rewarded $10,000 for pointing it out to the compan…