What is AI Data Leak?
Sensitive data sent to an AI model without authorization.
Short answer
An AI data leak is the exposure of sensitive information through an artificial intelligence tool. It happens when an employee pastes, uploads, or types data into an AI platform and that data leaves the organization's control, potentially to be stored, logged, reviewed, or used for training.
In depth
AI data leaks are rarely malicious. They are accidental: a developer pastes a stack trace with a database URI, a marketer uploads an unreleased pricing doc, an analyst shares a customer list for formatting help. The intent is innocent and the exposure is real.
Because AI providers log and sometimes train on submitted prompts, a single leak can persist long after it is noticed. LeakSnitch stops the leak at the source by detecting the sensitive pattern before the prompt is submitted, with no reliance on the AI provider's own controls.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of data leaks through AI tools?
API keys, passwords, tokens, customer PII, financial records, source code, and internal documents are the most common. LeakSnitch's public pattern set covers 55+ categories of credentials and personal data.
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