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- 1ChatGPT Desktop reportedly forwards SSH agent to remote machines●ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines
A report claims that the ChatGPT desktop application forwards a user's SSH agent to remote machines, meaning the credentials used for shell access could be exposed beyond the local computer. If accurate, this would let a remote host authenticate using the user's SSH keys without consent. Discussion is focused on the security implications and whether the behaviour is intentional or a flaw, pending confirmation from OpenAI.
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Scientists are asking why parasites and other organisms repeatedly evolve the ability to manipulate the behaviour of their hosts, a phenomenon often called mind control. Examples commonly cited include parasites that alter host behaviour to aid their own reproduction or transmission. The question is drawing wide attention as a popular science discussion about convergent evolution and how often nature independently produces similar strategies.