Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI Tokens That Can Bypass MFA
Okta finds infostealer logs contain thousands of replayable AI session tokens and API keys, letting criminals bypass MFA and access services from Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.
Okta analyzed a 7 GB infostealer dump from August 2, 2026 covering 5,871 infected machines in 162 countries and found 555 of 44,791 JWTs related to AI services, plus 1,843 unexpired JWTs and JWEs (largely set by OpenAI via NextAuth.js) and 24 still-valid API keys for Google Gemini, OpenAI, Groq and OpenRouter. Valid session tokens and API keys can be replayed with anti-detect browsers like Camoufox to bypass credential and MFA checks, fueling an underground market for AI account access known as LLMjacking, where attackers rack up victims' AI compute bills. Some 17.7% of the JWTs contained plaintext PII usable for social engineering. Google's GTIG reported growing buyer demand for Claude, Gemini, Cursor and Devin credentials, and Mandiant handled an incident where an actor used an exposed GitHub PAT to deploy unauthorized AI infrastructure and scale high-performance compute.
- 555 of 44,791 stolen JWTs were tied to AI service authentication
- 1,843 unexpired JWTs/JWEs and 24 valid API keys found in one dump
- Anti-detect browsers replay stolen sessions to bypass MFA and impossible-travel checks
- Stolen API keys used for LLMjacking: espionage, extortion or resource theft
- Mandiant IR saw attackers deploy unauthorized AI infrastructure via leaked GitHub PAT
- ATT&CK
- T1528 Steal Application Access TokenT1539 Steal Web Session CookieT1552.001 Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
- Products
- CursorCamoufoxSeleniumBaseNotion
- Malware
- Lumma StealerVidar
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Cybercriminals are hijacking artificial intelligence (AI) user accounts via information stealer logs to create "stolen keys" that grant illicit access to tools from model providers like Google, Anthropic, and others. Information stealers like Lumma Stealer or Vidar are equipped to harvest a wide range of data from compromised systems. This can include credential, session tokens, and API
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