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AI chat app leak exposes 300 million messages tied to 25 million users

  • Pieter Arntz--Malwarebytes.com
  • published date: 2026-02-09 15:17:48 UTC

A security researcher found an exposed database belonging to the Chat & Ask AI app, once again traced back to a Firebase misconfiguration.

An independent security researcher uncovered a major data breach affecting Chat & Ask AI, one of the most popular AI chat apps on Google Play and Apple App Store, with more than 50 million users.… [+3307 chars]