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

The Guardian Tech Saturday 03 October 2026, 05:39 UTC By Josh Taylor Technology reporter 1 min read
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Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read. The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been...

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation

OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read.

The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been targeted in the near future.

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