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ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

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Based on a feed excerpt; full article content has not been acquired. Source evidence retrieved 15/10/2026, 14:43:23 UTC.

Briefings

A user-generated ad on ChatGPT was injected into a session based on the uploader's phone number, revealing that OpenAI systems can harvest personal data for advertising. This finding aligns with broader research suggesting online ads are used to deliver zero-click mercenary malware. The evidence indicates this capability exists within the platform's infrastructure, though the specific technical mechanism remains unexplained by the source.

Key points

• Advertisers can inject ads into ChatGPT sessions using a user's phone number or email address without requiring them to explicitly upload their data.
• New research confirms that online ads are being used to deliver zero-click mercenary malware against targets, marking a potential first for this specific delivery method.

Context and limitations

The source provides no technical details on how the data was harvested, no specific dates for the malware campaign, and no information on the scope of the user base affected.

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