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Prompt Injection: An Analysis of Recent LLM Security Incidents

NSFOCUS Security Lab 2025-08-20 prompt injection Critical

Executive Summary

NSFOCUS analyzed prompt-injection data leakage incidents from July to August 2025 involving LLMs connected to Google Drive, SharePoint and GitHub, where chat records, credentials, API keys and business data were exposed.

What Happened

NSFOCUS analyzes multiple real-world prompt injection–driven data leakage incidents involving LLM applications between July and August 2025, including LLMs connected to third-party services like Google Drive, SharePoint, and GitHub.[1] The report describes how attackers used crafted prompts and sharing links to exfiltrate user chat records, credentials, API keys, and confidential business data from integrated SaaS platforms, and it highlights disclosure timelines such as Zenity’s August 6, 2025 vulnerability publication.[1]

Affected Products

  • Google Drive
  • SharePoint
  • GitHub

Vulnerability / Attack Technique

Prompt injection leading to SaaS data leakage

Technical Mechanism

Crafted prompts and sharing links led connected LLMs to expose data from integrated services.

AI Security Category

LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection

Part of the Prompt Injection topic.

Relevant Frameworks

LLM01:2025 Prompt InjectionLLM02:2025 Sensitive Information Disclosure

RealGround Analysis

Integrations are where the data is. RealGround analysis: scope each LLM integration to the minimum folders and repos.

Recommended Controls

  • Scope LLM integrations to specific folders and repositories

Related RealGround Service

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Sources

NSFOCUS Security Lab: https://nsfocusglobal.com/prompt-word-injection-an-analysis-of-recent-llm-security-incidents/

Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-18.

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