The uploads triggered internal cybersecurity warnings and led DHS to launch a review to assess whether government systems or sensitive information were compromised. OpenAI has stated that ChatGPT has more than 700 million active users globally, increasing the risk that sensitive information could be inadvertently exposed. Senior DHS officials initiated an internal review after the activity was detected. After the uploads were flagged, Gottumukkala met with senior DHS leadership to review the materials he had shared. Officials involved in those discussions reportedly included then-acting DHS General Counsel Joseph Mazzara, DHS Chief Information Officer Antoine McCord, CISA CIO Robert Costello, and CISA Chief Counsel Spencer Fisher.