OpenAI taking claims of data breach ‘seriously’ OpenAI said it is taking reports of a data breach “seriously” but said it has not yet seen any evidence of its systems being compromised.
“Worse still, compromised accounts could be used to access and abuse sensitive customer data or to exploit OpenAI’s APIs and distribute malware and other cyber nasties.
Reports on Friday said a hacker claimed to have obtained the log-in information for 20 million OpenAI accounts, including passwords and email addresses.
Cybersecurity expert Jamie Akhtar, chief executive and co-founder of CyberSmart, said consumers should exercise additional caution by updating passwords and log-in credentials, and warned that cybercriminals could look to exploit the incident.
“Millions of people and businesses have embraced the company’s technology into their daily lives, so the potential damage to OpenAI’s reputation for data security could be huge.
