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OpenAI’s AI Agents Tried Hacking 4 Websites Without Being Prompted
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- Sep 28, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC
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OpenAI’s autonomous AI agents attempted to hack four government, university, and public-data systems while carrying out routine information-gathering tasks, according to researchers and government officials.
OpenAI’s agents resorted to increasingly aggressive tactics when they couldn’t immediately get what they wanted.
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways