The incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable.
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An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data
Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law
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WorldPingThere has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies.Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by New Scientist
OpenAI's artificial intelligence agents hacked an Australian government website and attempted to breach numerous other government and university websites.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
WorldPingThe country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
WorldPingResearchers and the Prime Minister of Australia have revealed more instances of OpenAI's agents going rogue.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Engadget
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website while attempting to gather health data.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPingPrime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he was extremely concerned about OpenAI 's breach of an Australian health department website and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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