A hacker said they purloined personal details from millions of OpenAI accounts-but are skeptical, and the company is investigating.

OpenAI states it's examining after a hacker claimed to have swiped login qualifications for 20 million of the AI firm's user accounts-and put them up for sale on a dark web forum.

The pseudonymous breacher posted a cryptic message in Russian marketing "more than 20 million gain access to codes to OpenAI accounts," calling it "a goldmine" and offering possible purchasers what they claimed was sample information containing email addresses and passwords. As reported by Gbhackers, scientific-programs.science the complete dataset was being provided for sale "for simply a few dollars."

"I have over 20 million gain access to codes for OpenAI accounts," emirking wrote Thursday, according to an equated screenshot. "If you're interested, reach out-this is a goldmine, and Jesus agrees."

If genuine, this would be the third major security incident for the AI company since the release of ChatGPT to the general public. Last year, a hacker got access to the business's internal Slack messaging system. According to The New York Times, the hacker "took details about the style of the business's A.I. technologies."

Before that, in 2023 an even simpler bug involving jailbreaking triggers permitted hackers to obtain the personal information of OpenAI's paying customers.

This time, nevertheless, security scientists aren't even sure a hack took place. Daily Dot reporter Mikael Thalan wrote on X that he found void email addresses in the expected sample data: "No proof (recommends) this alleged OpenAI breach is genuine. At least two addresses were void. The user's just other post on the forum is for a thief log. Thread has given that been erased as well."

No evidence this alleged OpenAI breach is legitimate.

Contacted every email address from the supposed sample of login credentials.

A minimum of 2 addresses were void. The user's only other post on the forum is for a stealer log. Thread has considering that been deleted as well. https://t.co/yKpmxKQhsP

- Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) February 6, 2025

OpenAI takes it 'seriously'

In a declaration shared with Decrypt, an OpenAI spokesperson acknowledged the scenario while maintaining that the company's systems appeared safe and surgiteams.com secure.

"We take these claims seriously," the representative said, including: "We have not seen any evidence that this is connected to a compromise of OpenAI systems to date."

The scope of the supposed breach triggered issues due to OpenAI's enormous user base. Countless users worldwide depend on the business's tools like ChatGPT for company operations, academic functions, and content generation. A legitimate breach could expose private discussions, industrial jobs, and other delicate data.

Until there's a final report, some preventive measures are always a good idea:

- Go to the "Configurations" tab, log out from all connected devices, and allow two-factor authentication or library.kemu.ac.ke 2FA. This makes it practically difficult for a hacker to gain access to the account, even if the login and passwords are jeopardized.

• If your bank supports it, then produce a virtual card number to manage OpenAI memberships. By doing this, it is much easier to spot and avoid fraud.
• Always watch on the conversations kept in the chatbot's memory, and be aware of any phishing efforts. OpenAI does not ask for any individual details, and any payment update is always managed through the main OpenAI.com link.