How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked
This guide provides instructions on how to check for unauthorized access to accounts on popular AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. It emphasizes the importance of security measures such as multi-factor authentication and unique passwords.
Why it matters
As AI platforms become central to personal and professional workflows, securing these accounts is critical to preventing data breaches and identity theft.
Just like any other online service, hackers can target and break into your accounts on popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
TechCrunch has created a comprehensive guide to help you protect yourself if you suspect someone has broken into your account on one of the internet’s most popular platforms, social networks, or messaging apps. Now, we’re here to show you how to check whether your accounts on AI platforms have been hacked.
As usual, we recommend using unique passwords stored in a password manager, and turning on multi-factor authentication (MFA), so that even if someone steals your password, they won’t be able to log in without that second piece of information.
ChatGPT and Perplexity offer MFA. Claude doesn’t, because instead of asking for a password, Anthropic’s AI chatbot sends a login link to your email address.
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