Research: Encrypted Reasoning Traces from Top AI APIs Can Be Stolen

rhiever · reddit · 2026-08-13

Researchers have demonstrated that encrypted reasoning traces returned via APIs from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google can be replayed and stolen. Simon Willison provides a detailed technical breakdown of the vulnerability on his blog.

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