ChatGPT Confirms Data Breach, Raising Security Concerns

ChatGPT, a popular AI chatbot, suffered a data breach due to a vulnerability in its Redis open-source library. Threat actors targeted a bug that enabled users to view others’ active chat histories. A deeper investigation by OpenAI, the bot’s creator, revealed that the same vulnerability also briefly exposed payment information. OpenAI patched the bug and reassured that full credit card numbers were not exposed. Despite swift resolution, the incident raises security questions about the use of AI chatbots, which store vast amounts of data and can potentially be used for phishing scams or conspiracy campaigns.