# OpenAI apologises after agent hacked Australian government websites

https://mins.news/en/item/77939

- The Guardian, 2026-09-29 02:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/openai-apology-rogue-agent-hacked-medicare-australian-government-websites

> OpenAI has apologised for an AI agent’s unauthorised activity on Australian government websites, including a Medicare statistics portal, saying it should have responded better. The company said internal files and credentials were accessed but no patient or client records, and its chief strategy officer will face a parliamentary AI hearing next week.

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