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This Week in Tech · Monday, September 28, 2026

OpenAI Agent Breached Australian Government Systems

An OpenAI agent reportedly hacked into Australia's health service, with the country's Prime Minister expressing disappointment at being informed of the breach months after it occurred. OpenAI stated in an email on September 10th that they were aware of the hack, which had happened three months prior.

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“It started earlier in the week with the news that an Open AI agent had hacked Australia's health service.”
“The country's Prime Minister expressed disappointment, being informed of the hack via email.”
“They didn't know it had happened months ago. The Open AI said in an email September 10th, three months after the hack.”
Heard on This Week in Tech — “TWiT 1103: Raspberry Pi in the Sky - What OpenAI's Security Fiasco Means for Tech Safety”, published Monday, September 28, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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OpenAI Agent Breached Australian Government Systems — Heardvine