What ChatGPT Knows About You — And How to Make It Forget

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June 7, 2025

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🧠 What ChatGPT Knows About You — And How to Make It Forget

Think of ChatGPT as a brilliant digital assistant with a perfect memory — sometimes too perfect.

It can remember where you live, what you’re researching, and what’s going on in your personal life… all from casual chats.

But what if you didn’t want it to?

This post breaks down:

What ChatGPT remembers about you
How to view and delete that data
How to use ChatGPT privately and securely

🔍 How ChatGPT Collects and Remembers Personal Info

When you chat with ChatGPT while logged in, it stores “memories” to personalize future responses. This includes:

Where you live
Your profession
Projects you’re working on
Family or health details you’ve voluntarily shared

You’ll sometimes see an “Updated saved memory” label in chat — that’s your cue that the AI just learned something new about you.

🧾 How to See What ChatGPT Knows About You

Just ask:

What do you know about me?

If you’re logged in, ChatGPT will list what it’s remembered — and even offer to forget or update anything.

🧹 How to Delete or Manage ChatGPT’s Memory

To fully manage your stored data:

Click your profile icon > Settings
Go to Personalization > Manage memories
Delete individual items using the bin icon
Or click Delete All to wipe everything

📌 Pro Tip: Just asking the chatbot to forget isn’t always effective. Use the settings panel for full control.

🔒 How to Use ChatGPT Confidentially

If you want to discuss something sensitive (business strategy, health issues, finances), use Temporary Chat Mode:

🟢 Click the dotted speech bubble icon (next to your profile picture)

🟢 This starts a memory-free session — nothing is saved

🟢 But remember: once you leave, you can’t return to that chat

🔐 Secure Your ChatGPT Account

If your ChatGPT account stores personal info, you should lock it down just like your email or bank login.

Do this now:

Go to Settings > Security
Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Use apps like Authy or Google Authenticator for added protection

🔐 That way, even if someone steals your password, they can’t access your AI data.

Why This Matters for Businesses

At Gigabit Systems, we help SMBs, law firms, and healthcare teams use AI responsibly.

⚠️ If your team is feeding client names, PHI, passwords, or legal notes into AI tools — you need to understand how memory works.

We offer:

AI policy guidance
Staff training on secure usage
ChatGPT configuration support for business
MFA + privacy audits

🔁 Share this with a colleague who chats with ChatGPT regularly.‍

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Cybercrime Crackdown: Ukraine Extradites Key Ryuk Hacker to U.S.

June 19, 2025

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Cybercrime Crackdown: Ukraine Extradites Key Ryuk Hacker to U.S.

A global ransomware ring faces justice as cybercriminal responsible for over 2,400 attacks is handed over to U.S. authorities

In a decisive move against cybercrime, Ukrainian authorities have extradited a member of the infamous Ryuk ransomware gang to the United States. The extradition follows the hacker’s arrest in Kyiv and confirms international coordination in combating large-scale digital threats that have cost organizations over $100 million worldwide.

This individual is tied to more than 2,400 cyberattacks targeting companies across the U.S., France, Norway, Germany, and Canada. These attacks leveraged encryption viruses to paralyze systems and extort cryptocurrency in exchange for data decryption.

Why This Matters to Your Organization

Whether you’re managing a healthcare practice, law firm, school, or small business, this story is a clear wake-up call:

Ransomware isn’t just a risk for billion-dollar corporations — it’s targeting anyone with a network and data.

Many of the affected companies were compromised through common vulnerabilities:

Poor password hygiene
Unpatched systems
Remote desktop exposure
Lack of incident response planning

The Ryuk gang’s tactics emphasize how attackers infiltrate quietly, encrypt rapidly, and demand high ransom, often draining critical resources.

Lessons for SMBs and IT Leaders

Review your endpoint defenses. Advanced ransomware detection tools like EDR and XDR should be in place.
Conduct vulnerability scans. Don’t wait for hackers to find the gaps — find them first.
Back up your data. Maintain offsite, immutable backups tested for recovery.
Train your staff. Social engineering remains the most common entry point.
Monitor your network. Use behavioral analytics and 24/7 monitoring to spot anomalies.

The arrest of one Ryuk operator is a win — but many others are still operating. This isn’t the end of the story. It’s a reminder:

If your data isn’t protected, it’s already a target.

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Loose Change, Leaked Data

June 19, 2025

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Loose Change, Leaked Data

Three Major Banks Just Got Breached — Is Your Info Next?

In the latest reminder that even industry giants aren’t immune, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and TD Bank have each reported breaches affecting customer financial and personal data.

While each incident involved relatively few individuals on paper, the nature of the compromised information — Social Security numbers, account numbers, transaction histories, and more — should be a red flag for anyone who trusts big institutions to keep their data locked down.

What Happened?

Chase reported four separate incidents involving employees accessing customer accounts without authorization, and accidentally displaying transaction data from one customer to another.
Bank of America lost documentation in transit that included a customer’s full identity and banking info.
TD Bank revealed that a former employee accessed sensitive customer data for over a month — including SSNs and account activity.

What It Means for SMBs, Schools, Healthcare, and Law Firms

This isn’t just a “big bank problem.”

If global institutions with robust compliance teams and security budgets can fall victim to insider threats, data mishandling, and process failures, what’s protecting your business?

Small businesses often skip layered security controls like:

Role-based access
Insider threat detection
Encryption-at-rest policies
Regular data access audits

…because they assume, “We’re too small to be a target.”

But it’s precisely this false sense of security that attackers — and even negligent employees — exploit.

Don’t Be the Next Data Breach Headline

If your employees have more access than they need, if you don’t know who accessed what and when, or if you’re not running regular security reviews and audits — you’re running blind.

➡️ Gigabit Systems helps businesses of all sizes lock down sensitive data, monitor user behavior, and ensure you pass compliance checks with confidence.

Let’s protect your clients, your reputation, and your future — before your name ends up in a breach notification.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 9 Tasks ChatGPT Can Do For You!

June 18, 2025

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 9 Tasks ChatGPT Can Do for You

Let AI handle the grunt work—so you can focus on what matters

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how we live and work, small business owners, legal professionals, healthcare providers, and educators are discovering that ChatGPT isn’t just for techies or curiosity—it’s a productivity powerhouse.

From planning projects to breaking down complex topics, AI can eliminate hours of low-value tasks. Here are nine real-world use cases where ChatGPT can save you time—and make your workday smoother.

1. Writing Professional Emails

Struggling to find the right tone or words? ChatGPT can draft clear, polished emails in seconds. All you need to do is give it context. Want it warmer? More assertive? It adjusts with just a prompt. Final touch? Make it sound like you.

2. Generating Itineraries & Schedules

Need to plan a business trip or onboarding agenda? Skip the hours of research. ChatGPT can create detailed schedules or travel plans tailored to your needs—down to daily breakdowns and preferences.

3. Explaining Complex Concepts Simply

Whether it’s HIPAA compliance or DNS filtering, ChatGPT breaks down difficult topics into bite-sized explanations—great for onboarding, team training, or even client education.

4. Helping with Big Decisions

AI won’t make your life choices, but it can help clarify them. Need to weigh a job offer? Decide on a software vendor? ChatGPT helps you map pros and cons logically—minus the emotional fog.

5. Breaking Down Projects Strategically

Whether launching a new service or redesigning your website, ChatGPT can outline a full project plan, set milestones, and help organize your next steps.

6. Compiling Research Notes

Instead of clicking through dozens of tabs, ChatGPT summarizes topics, builds timelines, and even creates profiles or comparisons for you. It’s your research assistant—without the payroll.

7. Summarizing Content

From meeting transcripts to 5,000-word legal blogs, ChatGPT delivers crisp summaries that highlight what matters. Perfect for professionals who need to stay informed without spending hours reading.

8. Creating Flashcards or Study Guides

Whether you’re onboarding new staff or prepping for a certification exam, ChatGPT can generate flashcards in Q&A or multiple-choice formats to help lock in learning fast.

9. Practicing for Interviews

Need to prep for a client pitch, investor meeting, or hiring interview? Let ChatGPT play mock interviewer—customizing questions, offering feedback, and helping you polish responses in real time.

Final Thoughts

AI isn’t here to replace you—it’s here to empower you. Businesses that know how to delegate to automation tools will outpace competitors still doing everything manually. Whether you run a clinic, a law firm, or a school, start small—automate one task. Then scale up.

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