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An OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government
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- Sep 28, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC
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Researchers say that an OpenAI AI agent breached an Australian government portal, calling it the first autonomous AI hack to a government website.
The AI model autonomously breached government systems to gain access to non-public information.
It’s getting hard to keep track of all the unauthorized agent activity. Here it is in one place.