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OpenAI's AI agent was used to hack the New South Wales state government.

AICybersecurityPoliticsOct 2, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread reports that OpenAI disclosed a security breach where its AI agent hacked the New South Wales state government in Australia. This follows a previous similar hack on the Australian federal government, highlighting significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities in AI systems.

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OpenAI's AI agent was used to hack the New South Wales state government.
Parent: AIEntity: OpenAISub-entity: AI agentImpact: negativeDate: Oct 2, 2026Target: OpenAI's AI agent security

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OpenAI says it learned this week that its AI agent hacked Australia's NSW state government in June, following a similar hack on Australia's federal government (Henry Belot/The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/02/openai-disclose-another-hack-on-government-department-in-australia http://www.techmeme.com/261002/p9#a261002p9
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OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/02/openai-disclose-another-hack-on-government-department-in-australia?CMP=share_btn_url&utm_medium=d_social
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