In yet another reminder to be wary of AI browsers, researchers at LayerX uncovered a vulnerability in OpenAI's Atlas that lets attackers inject malicious instructions into ChatGPT's memory using cross-site request forgery.

This exploit, dubbed ChatGPT Tainted Memories by browser security vendor LayerX's researchers, who found and disclosed the security hole to OpenAI, involves some level of social engineering in that it does require the user to click on a malicious link. It also poses a risk to ChatGPT users on any browser — not just Atlas, which is OpenAI's new AI-powered web browser that launched last week for macOS.

But it's especially dangerous for people using Atlas, according to LayerX co-founder and CEO Or Eshed. This is because Atlas users are typically logged in to ChatGPT by de

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