How to Tell If Your AI Account Was Hacked – Technology Org

Spotting an Intruder in Your AI Accounts

Hackers treat AI platforms like any other online service. Stolen passwords, reused logins and malware on a laptop all work the same way against ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity as they do against a bank or a mailbox. The difference is what goes behind the login. These accounts store a running record of everything you have asked, which can include work documents, contracts, medical worries and half-written code. All three platforms give you a way to check for an uninvited guest, and all three handle it differently.

Key Takeaways

• ChatGPT and Perplexity both support multi-factor authentication. Claude does not use passwords at all and sends a one-time login link to your email address instead.
• ChatGPT and Claude list your active sessions, so you can identify an unfamiliar device and cut it off individually. Perplexity does not show sessions and only offers a single global sign-out.
• The safest response to any suspicion is the same everywhere: sign out of all devices first, then reset the password on the platforms that still use one.

Before any of that, cover the basics. Use a different password for every service and store them in a password manager. Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered, so a stolen password alone will not open the door. The industry is…