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Fake ChatGPT billing email targets work and home users

ChatGPT users are the target of a new phishing campaign — credential theft and payment fraud are now part of the AI workplace risk landscape.

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Why it matters

As AI tools become embedded in enterprise workflows, they're becoming a vector for credential theft and payment fraud. Security teams need to brief users on ChatGPT-specific phishing threats alongside standard email hygiene.

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  1. Cofense identified phishing campaign targeting ChatGPT users

  2. Attackers targeting both work and home users

  3. Credential theft and payment information theft are objectives

  4. Fake billing emails used as social engineering vector

  5. Cofense identified phishing campaign targeting ChatGPT credentials and payment information

  6. Campaign targets both work and home users

  7. Credential theft and payment fraud as attack vectors

  8. September 2026 discovery

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Publisher excerpt: Cofense has uncovered a phishing campaign aimed at stealing ChatGPT credentials and payment information
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