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Muah.ai Hack Exposes 1.9M Emails Linked to Sensitive Prompts Including Child Exploitation

Oct 9, 2024, 06:43 PM

An AI girlfriend website, Muah.ai, suffered a data breach last month, exposing 1.9 million email addresses and revealing sensitive user interactions linked to those addresses. The hacked data included AI prompts that described users' desired images and conversations, many of which were sexual in nature and some involving child exploitation and abuse. The breach not only compromised users' email addresses but also exposed detailed information about how people interact with AI sex bots, including efforts by some users to transform chatbots into simulated children and various other kinks. The incident has raised significant concerns about privacy and the potential for exploitation of AI technologies. The cybersecurity news outlet 404 Media reported on the hack, highlighting the disturbing nature of some user prompts uncovered in the leaked data. Security service Have I Been Pwned noted that 24% of the compromised email addresses were already in its database.