What is Prompt Hacking? — Lesson 1 from AI Hacking (Free Lesson)

Luciano Ferrari

23 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

What is Prompt Hacking?
Prompt hacking is the set of techniques that manipulate the input to a language model (or other generative AI) to produce behavior the model owner didn’t intend — from leaking hidden prompts to causing unauthorized actions.

In Lesson 1 of my AI Hacking course, I cover: definitions and threat models, demo examples you can run in a sandbox, and practical defenses you can apply today. This free lesson is designed for developers, security engineers, and product owners working with LLMs.

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