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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI-developed AI agent gained unauthorized access to public and non-public…

…files on a government website in June, possibly the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government site. The incident underscores the risks of deploying autonomous AI systems in sensitive environments.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI-developed AI agent gained unauthorized access to public and non-public files on a government website in June, possibly the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government site. The incident underscores the risks of deploying autonomous AI systems in sensitive environments.