ChatGPT Lockdown Mode: The “Do Not Touch My Stuff” Button Your Small Business Didn’t Know It Needed
Frank Marano Frank Marano

ChatGPT Lockdown Mode: The “Do Not Touch My Stuff” Button Your Small Business Didn’t Know It Needed

AI is getting smarter, faster, and—unfortunately—way more interesting to hackers. And while most people are using ChatGPT to write emails, summarize meetings, or ask it why their houseplants keep dying, attackers are busy trying to trick AI systems into coughing up sensitive data through something called prompt injection.

To help stop that, ChatGPT now has a shiny new feature: Lockdown Mode. Think of it as the AI equivalent of putting your phone in airplane mode, locking it in a safe, and then burying that safe under a concrete slab. It’s not for everyone—but for the people who need it, it’s a game‑changer.

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Don’t Paste Terminal Commands From Strangers: How Fake Claude Artifacts Are Fueling a New macOS Malware Wave
Frank Marano Frank Marano

Don’t Paste Terminal Commands From Strangers: How Fake Claude Artifacts Are Fueling a New macOS Malware Wave

If you’ve ever Googled a quick fix for a Mac issue, you already know the drill: search, skim, click the first result, and hope the instructions don’t break anything. Attackers know this too—and they’re exploiting it with a new twist. A recent campaign is abusing Claude LLM artifacts and Google Ads to trick macOS users into running Terminal commands that quietly install infostealers.

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