OpenAI says a Mixpanel breach exposed limited API user data, with no passwords, chats, or payment details accessed.

OpenAI has temporarily ceased use of Mixpanel after the analytics firm disclosed a breach affecting profile data of the artificial intelligence giant's API platform

A breach at data analytics provider Mixpanel Inc. has compromised the account information of some OpenAI Group PBC users. The ChatGPT developer disclosed the incident on Wednesday. Mixpanel’s namesake analytics platform enables companies to collect data about how users interact with their applications.

OpenAI has confirmed that some user information was exposed following a security breach involving analytics partner Mixpanel. The company disclosed on Thursday that while the incident did not compromise sensitive data or affect core products such as ChatGPT and Sora,

OpenAI is alerting developers to a security incident that exposed limited personal information belonging to some API users, after a third-party analytics provider was breached earlier this month. The company says the issue did not involve a breach of OpenAI’s own systems and that ChatGPT users were not affected.

OpenAI has confirmed that a security breach has compromised ChatGPT users’ personal data. The incident occurred on 9 November, when attackers gained unauthorised access to third-party data analytics provider Mixpanel.