Akamai acquired LayerX. This previously published blog post reflects the product and feature names on the original date of publication.

LayerX discovered the first vulnerability impacting OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser, allowing bad actors to inject malicious instructions into ChatGPT’s “memory” and execute remote code. This exploit can allow attackers to infect systems with malicious code, grant themselves access privileges, or deploy malware.

The vulnerability affects ChatGPT users on any browser, but it is particularly dangerous for users of OpenAI’s new agentic browser: ChatGPT Atlas.…