An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.
Isabella WardSecuritySep 24, 2026 6:46 AMAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.The country's prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Altman had reportedly not mentioned the incident when he met Australia’s deputy prime minister Richard Marles earlier this month, even though OpenAI had been aware since August.
- ▪Isabella WardSecuritySep 24, 2026 6:46 AMAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service.
- ▪Their Government Found Out Months Later.The country's prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email.
- ▪Altman had reportedly not mentioned the incident when he met Australia’s deputy prime minister Richard Marles earlier this month, even though OpenAI had been aware since August.
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Isabella WardSecuritySep 24, 2026 6:46 AMAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.The country's prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAustralia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law after an agent hacked into its health statistics portal, in the first widely known incident of an AI agent hacking a government website.The Australian government is reviewing whether it should involve the federal police after the agent accessed non-public files from the social and health services agency, Services Australia, in…
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