Dark Web Sale Exposes 3.6 Crore Stolen AI Gaming Accounts

The widespread sale of credentials obtained from AI-based gaming platforms and services is a worrying trend in the cyber underworld, as shown by a new analysis by antivirus company Kaspersky. An astounding 3.6 crore credentials, including login and password information, have been stolen and sold on the dark web in the last three years. The increase in demand for online gaming and artificial intelligence (AI) services has unintentionally encouraged hackers to develop specialized malware known as info stealers to obtain user data.

Hackers aiming to take advantage of the growing demand for AI-driven services and online gaming platforms have turned to infostealers, a kind of malware that steals user login credentials covertly. These harmful applications use phishing assaults and other deceptive tactics, among other methods, to infect devices, both personal and corporate. 

Kaspersky reports that the majority of leaked credentials come from the popular gaming site Roblox, where almost 3.4 crore user accounts have been exposed due to malware-related data breaches. The research also reveals an astounding 33-fold rise in credentials that have been taken from OpenAI users, amounting to 6.64 lakh records, some of which are connected to ChatGPT, a popular chatbot service.

The range of hacked AI services, which includes chatbots

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