OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time
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Timeline · 16 reports
- 2026-09-24 16:35 · CNET AI
Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Hacked Into a Government Health Site - 2026-09-24 16:01 · Ars Technica AI
OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach - 2026-09-24 15:42 · BBC Technology
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first - 2026-09-24 14:53 · The Hill Technology
Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Australian health department site - 2026-09-24 13:41 · CBS News Technology
Australia's prime minister slams OpenAI after its agent hacked government website - 2026-09-24 13:32 · CNBC Technology
OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so - 2026-09-24 12:06 · r/OpenAI
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website in June. The government only found out months later. - 2026-09-24 10:46 · Wired AI
An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later - 2026-09-24 09:44 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first - 2026-09-24 09:38 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first - 2026-09-24 09:20 · TechXplore AI & ML
Australian PM says OpenAI hacked government health website - 2026-09-24 08:26 · New Scientist Technology
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website - 2026-09-24 08:26 · New Scientist AI
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website - 2026-09-24 08:04 · Mashable AI
An OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government - 2026-09-24 07:58 · r/singularity
OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so - 2026-09-24 04:31 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Why did OpenAI agents attack an Australian government website?