OpenAI has launched Lockdown Mode, an optional feature aimed at safeguarding users from prompt injection attacks, a growing threat targeting conversational AI systems.
Lockdown Mode is an optional security setting
Jun 06, 2026
12:14 pm
What's the storyOpenAI has launched a new security feature, the Lockdown Mode, to protect users from prompt injection attacks.
This comes as a response to the growing threat of such attacks in AI-powered assistant systems.
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OpenAI has launched Lockdown Mode to combat prompt injection attacks, a security feature designed for users handling sensitive…
"Lockdown Mode is not intended for everyone," OpenAI's blog post says. In other words, you're probably not important enough.
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OpenAI Lockdown Mode limits outbound ChatGPT requests to reduce prompt injection data exfiltration risk for eligible accounts.
