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US security chief uploaded sensitive data to ChatGPT, report

2 Feb 2026 11:33 PM | Shivani Kaura (Administrator)

Acting US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, Madhu Gottumukkala uploaded documents marked “for official use only” to ChatGPT.

That’s according to a report by Politico, which says Gottumukkala’s actions in August triggered multiple security alerts at CISA and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Gottumukkala was appointed to the position of deputy director of CISA in April 2025 by secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem. He became acting director a month later following the resignations of several of the agency’s senior staff.

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