The OpenAI 'hack' of an Australian site was just crawling unlisted public URLs
andersonbcdefg · x · 2026-09-25
Following reports that an OpenAI agent 'hacked' an Australian government site, X users point out the 'hack' was merely the bot discovering hidden URLs — unlisted files on a public network. The quoted account noted the agent 'independently identified vulnerabilities and attempted to progress actions without direct human authorisation,' but commentators argue this is more embarrassing for Australia than for OpenAI.
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