OpenAI agent breached Australian government health website, Albanese says

I honestly don’t know how long this can keep up before some version of sanctions against these labs.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/technology/openai-ai-breach-australia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DlE.2yAf.hUUS5mCftkOD&smid=url-share

  • OpenAI’s systems tried hacking a digital library at the University of New Mexico on May 25 and 26. The A.I. did not appear to succeed.

  • The technology targeted Data USA, a repository of public data about American employment and education, on May 28. This attempt also appeared to be unsuccessful, researchers said.

  • On June 18, OpenAI’s A.I. hacked an Australian government website, the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, and acquired health data. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, disclosed the episode on Wednesday.

  • On June 20 and 21, OpenAI’s technology tried breaching the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. No private information was obtained, Australian officials said.