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OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says

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What happened

Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:28:46 UTC.

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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.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24