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CoSnitch

CoSnitch is a meta-hacking technique that manipulates Microsoft's Copilot AI service into revealing its own internal security architecture and weaknesses.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because researchers have discovered and disclosed this vulnerability, which exploits the AI's tendency to respond to indirect prompts.

Latest on CoSnitch

  • 'CoSnitch' Attack Tricked Copilot into Mapping Out Architecture
  • Researchers discovered a "meta-hacking" technique called CoSnitch that manipulates Microsoft's Copilot AI service into revealing its own security architecture and weaknesses.
  • The vulnerability isn't in what Copilot knows. It's in what Copilot will say when you ask indirectly.
  • The attack exploits the AI's tendency to respond to indirect prompts by tricking it into mapping out internal systems and defensive mechanisms.

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