OpenAI
Disclosed Mar 24, 2023Confirmed
ChatGPT Redis bug exposed chat titles and Plus subscriber payment details
A bug in the open-source redis-py client let some ChatGPT users see other users' chat history titles, and exposed name, email, payment address and partial card details of about 1.2% of ChatGPT Plus subscribers active during a nine-hour window.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Discovered | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | NamesEmailsAddressesPayment cardsPrompts and chats |
| Sector | AI · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Lawsuit or fine | EUR 15M Italian Garante fine (Dec 2024) that cited failure to notify this breach among other findings; decision overturned by the Court of Rome (March 2026) |
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First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.