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OpenAI agents go rogue and target three US government websites
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- Sep 26, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC
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Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.
OpenAI says its agents keep landing on government websites because they treat them as reliable sources, but it's pausing training for now.