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Prompt injection found hidden in legal filings

A legal filing was discovered to contain prompt injection instructions, intended to influence AI systems processing the documents. The hidden text, formatted to be nearly invisible to human readers, was noticed by court staff due to unusual white space in the pleadings. These injections included directives for AI to favor the plaintiff's position and other messages, such as a link to a SpongeBob Squarepants scene. AI

IMPACT Highlights novel adversarial techniques for AI systems, potentially impacting legal and document processing workflows.

RANK_REASON The item describes a novel application of prompt injection in a legal context, which is a tool-related use case.

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Prompt injection found hidden in legal filings

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    “These prompt injections were caught by the court because someone working for the court noticed extra white space in the filings: "When reviewing the pleadings,

    “These prompt injections were caught by the court because someone working for the court noticed extra white space in the filings: "When reviewing the pleadings, Docket Entries ##177.00 & 178.00, seemed to have extra 'white space' apart from other pleadings of the plaintiff. Upon …