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Australia’s Albanese rebukes OpenAI after government website hacked

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: France 24
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What happened

Prime 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.

Key facts

  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:02:13 UTC.

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  • Official statements or denials from the governments named
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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so

  2. OpenAI agent hacked Australia government portal: PM Albanese

  3. Australia’s Albanese rebukes OpenAI after government website hacked

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