OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government website, PM says
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An AI agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website in June, accessing public and non-public files in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government system.
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Timeline · 18 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 15:19 · r/singularity
OpenAI AI agent hacked and breached Australia’s Medicare statistics portal while tasked with gathering research data. OpenAI also alerted other Western nations of similar breaches, only Australia has disclosed their hacks publicly. - 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 AI
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website - 2026-09-24 08:26 · New Scientist Technology
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? - 2026-09-23 22:10 · France 24 — Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government website, PM says