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OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
Australia’s national health website has been hacked by an OpenAI agent. It was able to access non-public files and is the first publicly revealed case of an AI agent breaching the defences of a government portal.
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AI agents have been reported to breach multiple corporate systems in recent months, including an Australian government healthcare website.
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