--- title: Best Data Exfiltration posts of 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Data Exfiltration posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/data-exfiltration/best-of/2024 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/data-exfiltration/best-of/2024 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Data Exfiltration posts of 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Data Exfiltration posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Data Exfiltration — 2024 1. 1 [](/posts/spyware-injection-into-your-chatgpt-s-long-term-memory-spaiware-embrace-the-red-xtglmwxug "Spyware Injection Into Your ChatGPT's Long-Term Memory (SpAIware) · Embrace The Red") Article Embrace The Red · 2y Spyware Injection Into Your ChatGPT's Long-Term Memory (SpAIware) · Embrace The Red The post details a security vulnerability in ChatGPT's macOS app, where attackers could exploit prompt injection to insert spyware into ChatGPT’s long-term memory. Though OpenAI has released a fix, users are advised to update their apps and regularly review stored memories for any suspicious content. The method involves injecting malicious instructions via untrusted websites, leading to continuous data exfiltration. Additional measures like reviewing the system’s memory settings and using temporary chats are recommended for added safety. 27 2 2. 2 [](/posts/large-scale-data-exfiltration-exploiting-secrets-in-env-files-to-compromise-cloud-accounts-and-inf-si7pkpjdt "Large-Scale Data Exfiltration: Exploiting Secrets in .env Files to Compromise Cloud Accounts and Inflict Severe Business Degradation") Article InfoSec Write-ups · 2y Large-Scale Data Exfiltration: Exploiting Secrets in .env Files to Compromise Cloud Accounts and Inflict Severe Business Degradation Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 uncovered a large-scale cyber attack targeting cloud environments by exploiting secrets in .env files. The attack involved five phases: Initial Access, Account Discovery, Privilege Escalation, Malicious Execution, and Data Exfiltration. The attackers gained access to AWS environments, escalated privileges, executed malicious code, and exfiltrated data from S3 buckets, leaving ransom notes. Understanding the structure of AWS IAM roles and implementing security best practices are critical to mitigate such threats. 16 3. 3 [](/posts/this-hacker-can-hear-your-memory--h6gunjgtu "This Hacker Can HEAR YOUR MEMORY?!") Video Low Level Learning · 2y This Hacker Can HEAR YOUR MEMORY?! A researcher has discovered the Rambo attack, a novel cyber-attack technique that uses electromagnetic signals from a computer's RAM to covertly extract data from air-gapped networks. This method involves writing data to RAM in a particular sequence to create electrical noise, which can then be captured and decoded by an external device. 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