Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by Infosecurity Magazine, Nov 3, 10:45 UTC
LLMJacking is Costing Some Businesses Up to $1m, Warns Google
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Google warns that attackers are hijacking companies' access to large language models (LLMs), a tactic it calls LLMjacking, to run up expensive cloud computing and AI service charges. Google says some businesses have faced costs of up to $1 million. Attackers obtain an API key, the credential that grants access to an AI service, through phishing, leaked source code, misconfigured environments or exposed client-side code.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
Infosecurity MagazineFirst report
LLMJacking is Costing Some Businesses Up to $1m, Warns Google
Google Mandiant has warned of the high cost of hijacked access to large language models, or LLMJacking
The Hacker News
Google Warns LLMjacking Attacks Are Costing Some Enterprises Up to $1 Million in Cloud Charges
Google on Monday warned that threat actors are hijacking enterprise access to Large Language Models (LLMs) to fraudulently leverage expensive computing resources and AI services.
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