ChatGPT Hacked as Over 13 Million Scramble to Avoid Potential
The world was shocked by the recent news of ChatGPT being compromised and exposing over 13 million users to a breach that caused the site to go offline for several days. The incident highlighted the glaring reality of online data security and the lengths hackers would go to for financial gain or notoriety. ChatGPT, created by Open AI, is an open-source software that took the world by storm in 2022, as it demonstrated its ability to perform thousands of previously human-led tasks with just a click of a few buttons.
One of the bots' main libraries was targeted in the exploit, causing temporary usability issues. It created a situation where users could see other users' chat histories, as well as personal information such as addresses and partial credit card numbers. The situation was managed quickly, but fears of what could happen when personal financial details end up in the wrong hands have become all too common.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and other developers, with a $29 billion-dollar brainchild, have offered a bug bounty worth $20,000 to ensure that similar occurrences don't happen again in the future. Users were notified of the data incident, and the public has been relatively silent about the event.
