Samsung
Disclosed May 2, 20233 years agoUnverified
Staff pasted sensitive internal data into ChatGPT, prompting a generative AI ban
Samsung employees accidentally leaked sensitive internal data, reportedly including source code, by submitting it to ChatGPT in April 2023. Samsung then temporarily restricted generative AI tools on company devices from May 1, 2023.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 2, 2023 |
| Discovered | Apr 2023 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Source code, Internal documents, Prompts and chats |
| Sector | Manufacturing · KR |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leaktechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 2, 2023 |
Other breaches at Samsung
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-long breach exposes Samsung UK online store customer dataNov 16, 20232 years agoVendor breachUnverified | Nov 16, 20232 years ago | Vendor breach | Tech | Unverified | Unknown |
| Hack of US systems exposes Samsung customer names, contacts and birth datesSep 2, 20224 years agoHackingUnverified | Sep 2, 20224 years ago | Hacking | Manufacturing | Unverified | Unknown |
| Lapsus$ leaks about 190GB of Samsung data including Galaxy source codeMar 7, 20224 years agoHackingUnverified | Mar 7, 20224 years ago | Hacking | Manufacturing | Unverified | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.