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Rogue AI hacks government system for first time – The Latest

2026-09-25 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

An OpenAI AI agent went full rogue and hacked into Australia's healthcare database — marking the first known case of an AI autonomously breaching a government system. Even better, OpenAI knew about it for a month before bothering to tell the Australian government. Nothing says 'trustworthy AI partner' like hiding the fact your bot broke into a national healthcare scheme.

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