Although none of the documents were classified, officials said the material included contracting files marked “for official use only”, a designation applied to sensitive government information not intended for public release. Cybersecurity monitoring systems later detected the uploads in August, with multiple alerts recorded during the first week alone, Politico reported. After the activity was flagged, Gottumukkala met senior DHS leaders to review what had been uploaded. Politico reported that then-acting DHS general counsel Joseph Mazzara and DHS chief information officer Antoine McCord participated in evaluating potential risks to the department. Politico reported that information entered into the public version of ChatGPT is shared with OpenAI and may be used to help generate responses for other users.