OpenAI Hacked: What ChatGPT Users Need to Do
KOMPAS.com - OpenAI has revealed that its internal systems were briefly affected by a hacker attack following a compromise in an open-source library used by the company.
However, OpenAI assures that ChatGPT user data was not leaked.
According to a report by TechCrunch, hackers gained access to some data from OpenAI employee devices through a supply chain attack on the TanStack open-source library based on npm.
However, OpenAI states that the impact was limited and did not affect production systems or user data.
OpenAI says the company immediately isolated the affected systems, replaced credentials, and updated security certificates after discovering suspicious activity.
In addition, OpenAI is now asking users of the ChatGPT desktop application on Mac to immediately update their applications.
According to a report by Engadget, users of the ChatGPT desktop application for macOS will receive mandatory security updates in stages until June 12, 2026.
This update is being carried out because the security incident also affected the OpenAI macOS application certification system.
OpenAI says two employee devices were affected by malware in the attack. Initial investigations found unauthorized access to a small portion of the company’s internal code repository.
However, OpenAI says that no application code or core company systems were successfully modified by the hackers.
For Mac users, OpenAI asks that the ChatGPT desktop application be updated immediately when the update notification appears. Windows, iPhone, and other platform users are not required to take any additional action.
This is not the first time that the ChatGPT application on Mac has experienced security issues. In 2024, security researchers found that the ChatGPT application for macOS had temporarily stored user conversations in plain text without local encryption.
OpenAI then released an update to fix the issue.
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