A hacker said they purloined personal details from millions of OpenAI accounts-but researchers are doubtful, and the business is examining.

OpenAI says 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 providing potential what they claimed was sample information containing email addresses and passwords. As reported by Gbhackers, the complete dataset was being marketed "for simply a few dollars."

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

If genuine, this would be the third major security occurrence 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 City Times, the hacker "took details about the style of the business's A.I. innovations."

Before that, in 2023 an even easier bug involving jailbreaking triggers allowed hackers to obtain the private data of OpenAI's paying clients.

This time, however, security researchers aren't even sure a hack occurred. Daily Dot press reporter Mikael Thalan composed on X that he found void email addresses in the supposed sample information: "No evidence (recommends) this supposed OpenAI breach is legitimate. A minimum of 2 addresses were void. The user's only other post on the forum is for a stealer log. Thread has because been deleted too."

No proof this supposed OpenAI breach is genuine.

Contacted every email address from the purported sample of login qualifications.

At least 2 addresses were invalid. The user's only other post on the forum is for a stealer log. Thread has actually because been erased too. https://t.co/yKpmxKQhsP

- Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) February 6, 2025

OpenAI takes it 'seriously'

In a declaration shown Decrypt, an OpenAI representative acknowledged the circumstance while maintaining that the company's systems appeared secure.

"We take these claims seriously," the representative said, fishtanklive.wiki adding: "We have not seen any proof that this is linked to a compromise of OpenAI systems to date."

The scope of the alleged breach triggered concerns due to OpenAI's huge user base. Countless users worldwide depend on the company's tools like ChatGPT for business operations, academic purposes, and material generation. A genuine breach might expose private conversations, business tasks, and other sensitive information.

Until there's a final report, some preventive steps are constantly suggested:

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

• If your bank supports it, then develop a virtual card number to manage OpenAI subscriptions. In this manner, it is much easier to spot and prevent scams.
• Always watch on the conversations saved in the chatbot's memory, and know any phishing attempts. OpenAI does not ask for any individual details, and any payment update is constantly handled through the main OpenAI.com link.