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How did an OpenAI agent hack into Australian government website?

How did an OpenAI agent hack into Australian government website?
France 24 Thursday 24 September 2026, 09:33 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Australia said on Wednesday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking ​a government website. France 24's correspondent in Sydney, Irris Makler, has the details.

Australia said on Wednesday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking ​a government website. France 24's correspondent in Sydney, Irris Makler, has the details.
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