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

OpenAI says it's examining after a hacker claimed to have actually swiped login credentials for 20 million of the AI firm's user accounts-and put them up for classifieds.ocala-news.com sale on a dark web forum.

The pseudonymous breacher published a puzzling message in Russian advertising "more than 20 million gain access to codes to OpenAI accounts," calling it "a goldmine" and providing potential purchasers what they claimed was sample data containing email addresses and passwords. As reported by Gbhackers, the complete dataset was being sold "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 concurs."

If legitimate, this would be the third major security incident for the AI company given that the release of ChatGPT to the general public. Last year, a hacker got access to the business's internal 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 including jailbreaking triggers enabled hackers to obtain the personal 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 discovered invalid email addresses in the supposed sample information: "No evidence (recommends) this alleged OpenAI breach is legitimate. A minimum of 2 addresses were invalid. The user's just other post on the online forum is for a stealer log. Thread has actually given that been erased also."

No evidence this supposed OpenAI breach is legitimate.

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

At least 2 addresses were invalid. The user's only other post on the forum is for a thief log. Thread has because been erased 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 situation while maintaining that the business's systems appeared secure.

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

The scope of the alleged breach sparked concerns due to OpenAI's enormous user base. Countless users worldwide rely on the company's tools like ChatGPT for service operations, educational purposes, and content generation. A legitimate breach could expose private conversations, business jobs, and other delicate information.

Until there's a last report, some preventive measures are constantly recommended:

- Go to the "Configurations" tab, log out from all connected 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 jeopardized.