OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico

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OpenAI has introduced Advanced Account Security, featuring a partnership with Yubico to offer hardware-based security keys for protecting ChatGPT accounts against phishing.

Summary

OpenAI has launched a new "Advanced Account Security" initiative to protect users from increasing cybersecurity threats like phishing. A key component of this program is a partnership with Yubico to provide co-branded security keys, the YubiKey C NFC and YubiKey C Nano. Designed particularly for high-risk users such as journalists and researchers, these hardware keys provide robust protection by requiring a physical device for account access. While this significantly enhances security, OpenAI warns that lost keys could result in permanent loss of access to account data.

(Source:TechCrunch)