Security News > 2023 > June > Over 100,000 Stolen ChatGPT Account Credentials Sold on Dark Web Marketplaces
Over 100,000 compromised OpenAI ChatGPT account credentials have found their way on illicit dark web marketplaces between June 2022 and May 2023, with India alone accounting for 12,632 stolen credentials.
The credentials were discovered within information stealer logs made available for sale on the cybercrime underground, Group-IB said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
"The number of available logs containing compromised ChatGPT accounts reached a peak of 26,802 in May 2023," the Singapore-headquartered company said.
"The Asia-Pacific region has experienced the highest concentration of ChatGPT credentials being offered for sale over the past year."
Other countries with the most number of compromised ChatGPT credentials include Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, the U.S., France, Morocco, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
"Logs containing compromised information harvested by info stealers are actively traded on dark web marketplaces," Group-IB said.
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