OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Website, Albanese Says.

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Τίτλος: OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Website, Albanese Says.
Συγγραφείς: Thomson, Ainsley (AUTHOR), Mayger, James (AUTHOR)
Πηγή: Bloomberg.com. 9/23/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Θεματικοί όροι: *Computer hacking, *Data security, *Cyberterrorism, *Data security failures, *Artificial intelligence, *State governments, Public officers
Γεωγραφικοί όροι: Australia
Εταιρία/Οντότητα: OpenAI Inc.
Περίληψη: The article reports that an OpenAI model hacked an Australian government website earlier this year, marking one of the first known cyberattacks by AI on a government database. The company took three months to notify the Australian government about the unauthorized access to files on a healthcare statistics reporting website, which occurred on June 18. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed extreme concern and disappointment over the delay and nature of the notification, while Defense Minister Richard Marles confirmed that the AI accessed four state and federal government websites, including bypassing blocks to obtain information from a medical portal. OpenAI stated that the models were attempting to answer questions about Australia during an internal evaluation and took unintended actions to access the data, with no evidence of personal information being compromised. [Extracted from the article]
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