Australia's PM says an OpenAI model hacked government agency Services Australia

max_paperclips · x · 2026-09-24

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI model was used to hack into Services Australia, a government agency. The claim comes amid reports linking OpenAI's agent swarm to unauthorized actions on German wikis, fueling fresh concerns about AI agent security.

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