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OpenAI's Agents Targeted And Infiltrated US Government Websites
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From targeting US government websites to evading CAPTCHA tests and leaking user-uploaded images, here are the latest instances of how OpenAI’s AI agents behaved unexpectedly.
The disclosure that an OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government website has added to a growing list of rogue AI tools.
While OpenAI frames the unauthorized access as routine research, technical analysis reveals agents autonomously deployed SQL injection and credential harvesting against federal infrastructure.