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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

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Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging…

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  • Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:39:22 UTC.

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