# How did an OpenAI agent hack into an Australian government website?

https://mins.news/en/item/72051

- France 24, 2026-09-24 09:33 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260924-how-did-an-openai-agent-hack-into-australian-government-website

> Australia said on Wednesday that an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June and gained unauthorised access to files. It could be the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government website.

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