How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked
TechCrunch Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Hackers can get into ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity accounts. Each one has a way to check active sessions and kick strangers out fast.
Based on reporting by TechCrunch, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — read the original for the full story.
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Hackers don’t just go after email and social apps. They can also slip into accounts on AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, which makes a quick account check a pretty sensible habit if something feels off.
Open ChatGPT in a browser, click your username in the bottom-left corner, then go to Settings, Security and Login, and Active Sessions. That screen shows where your account is logged in. If one device looks unfamiliar, you can log it out on its own, or use Log out all to clear everything.
If you also want to change your ChatGPT password, you have to sign out first. Then start at Log in, enter your email address, choose Forgot password, and Continue. ChatGPT sends a six-digit code by email, and after you enter it, you can set a new password. The company also offers multi-factor authentication.
Claude works a little differently because it doesn’t use passwords at all. Open it in a browser, click your username, then Settings and Account to see Active sessions. From there, you can log out a suspicious device or terminate it, or sign out of all devices. To get back in, you use your email address and a login link sent to your inbox.
Perplexity is the awkward one here: it does not show where you’re logged in. If you’re worried, go to All settings from your username menu and choose Sign out of all sessions, then Confirm. After that, you log back in with your email address and a unique six-digit code, or through the Sign in button in the email. Perplexity also offers multi-factor authentication.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the part of AI that still feels weirdly underbuilt: users are asked to trust shiny products before the basic account security plumbing is even consistent. Claude’s passwordless setup is neat, but Perplexity hiding active sessions is a bit of a shrug in a field that loves calling itself the future.
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