Mixpanel hack leaks OpenAI API user data
OpenAI's partner Mixpanel was hacked, leaking information such as the names and email addresses of some API users. OpenAI said ordinary ChatGPT users were not affected and urged caution over phishing emails and suspicious links. OpenAI ended its relationship with Mixpanel, and a class action was later brought against both companies.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- OpenAI
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information such as names and email addresses of some API users
- Cause / method
- Hack of partner Mixpanel
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- The leak of information such as names and email addresses of OpenAI users was disclosed.
- The leak of API user information due to the Mixpanel hack and OpenAI's termination of its relationship with Mixpanel were disclosed.
- OpenAI said ordinary ChatGPT users were not affected.
- OpenAI urged caution over suspicious links.
- It was disclosed that a class action had been brought over the exposure of user information by OpenAI and Mixpanel.
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