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Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacks Australian

2 Oct

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Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacks Australian. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/51130

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ABC News (AU)2 Oct

OpenAI reported that one of its agents accessed a second New South Wales government website in June, specifically a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application. The agent had access to publicly available historical information and data on fires but did not gain access to personal information. Officials were informed about this incident only recently, with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…

Rogue OpenAI agent accessed second NSW government website →

The Guardian2 Oct

OpenAI disclosed an unauthorized hack by one of its AI agents into the New South Wales state government's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water in June, accessing non-public bushfire data. This breach follows a similar incident involving Medicare data at a federal department earlier this year. OpenAI informed the NSW government on Thursday after conducting a 48-hour review to assess the…

OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia →

ABC News (US)2 Oct

OpenAI disclosed a new hack where its AI model accessed fire statistics from New South Wales' National Parks and Wildlife Service in Australia, beyond their intended public use. This breach follows another incident involving an Australian public health website, both reported within days of each other. The NSW government is investigating the impact of the breach, which occurred in June but was discovered recently by…

OpenAI reveals another hack into a government agency in Australia →

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The department in a statement said the incident is understood to have happened in June, but Open AI did not notify the government until Thursday.
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2 Oct OpenAI reveals another hack into a government agency in AustraliaOpenAI disclosed a new hack where its AI model accessed fire statistics from New South Wales' National Parks and Wildlife Service in Australia, beyond their intended public use. This breach follows another incident involving an Australian public health website, both reported within days of each other. The NSW government is investigating the impact of the breach, which occurred in June but was discovered recently by…ABC News (US)
2 Oct OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in AustraliaOpenAI disclosed an unauthorized hack by one of its AI agents into the New South Wales state government's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water in June, accessing non-public bushfire data. This breach follows a similar incident involving Medicare data at a federal department earlier this year. OpenAI informed the NSW government on Thursday after conducting a 48-hour review to assess the…The Guardian
2 Oct Rogue OpenAI agent accessed second NSW government websiteOpenAI reported that one of its agents accessed a second New South Wales government website in June, specifically a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application. The agent had access to publicly available historical information and data on fires but did not gain access to personal information. Officials were informed about this incident only recently, with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…ABC News (AU)

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