OpenAI internal forum hack leads to theft of AI-related internal information
OpenAI was hacked in 2023, and internal information related to artificial intelligence was stolen. The targets of the attack included an internal forum. OpenAI did not disclose the incident to the public at the time, and it came to light in July 2024.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- OpenAI
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of internal information related to artificial intelligence
- Cause / method
- Hacking of an internal forum
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that OpenAI's internal information had been stolen in a 2023 hack.
- It was reported that OpenAI had not disclosed the incident to the public at the time.
- Coverage addressed how the information was stolen through the hacking of an internal forum.
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