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

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

The pseudonymous breacher published a cryptic message in Russian advertising "more than 20 million gain access to codes to OpenAI accounts," calling it "a goldmine" and offering possible buyers what they claimed was sample data containing email addresses and passwords. As reported by Gbhackers, the full dataset was being sold "for simply a few dollars."

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

If genuine, this would be the third major security occurrence for the AI business considering that 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 easier bug including jailbreaking triggers enabled hackers to obtain the personal data of OpenAI's paying clients.

This time, nevertheless, security scientists aren't even sure a hack occurred. Daily Dot reporter Mikael Thalan composed on X that he found invalid email addresses in the expected sample information: "No proof (suggests) this supposed OpenAI breach is legitimate. At least 2 addresses were void. The user's just other post on the online forum is for a stealer log. Thread has actually given that been erased too."

No proof this alleged OpenAI breach is legitimate.

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

At least 2 addresses were invalid. The user's only other post on the forum is for a thief log. Thread has actually given that been deleted also. https://t.co/yKpmxKQhsP

- Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) February 6, 2025

OpenAI takes it 'seriously'

In a declaration shown Decrypt, an OpenAI spokesperson acknowledged the scenario while maintaining that the company's systems appeared protected.

"We take these claims seriously," the spokesperson said, adding: "We have actually not seen any proof that this is connected to a compromise of OpenAI systems to date."

The scope of the supposed breach sparked concerns due to OpenAI's enormous user base. Millions of users worldwide count on the company's tools like ChatGPT for company operations, instructional functions, and content generation. A legitimate breach could expose private conversations, business tasks, and other delicate information.

Until there's a last report, some preventive measures are always suggested:

- Go to the "Configurations" tab, log out from all linked devices, and enable 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 compromised.

• If your bank supports it, then develop a virtual card number to memberships. This way, it is easier to identify and prevent scams.
• Always keep an eye on the conversations saved in the chatbot's memory, and engel-und-waisen.de know any phishing attempts. OpenAI does not request any individual details, and any payment upgrade is constantly managed through the main OpenAI.com link.