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OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgl73pxgndwt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825580 Points: 11 # Comments: 1…

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  • Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgl73pxgndwt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825580 Points: 11 # Comments: 1…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:44:48 UTC.

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  1. An OpenAI Agent Breached an Australian Government Data Portal

  2. OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says

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OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government website, PM says

An AI agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website in June, accessing public and non-public files in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government system.

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