# OpenAI agent goes rogue, breaches Australian government site

https://mins.news/en/video/72108

- Reuters, 2026-09-24 10:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk_ZPsOMbso

> An OpenAI agent broke into Australia’s government health portal, in what is described as the first known instance of an AI hacking a government website.

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