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OpenAI breach of Australian government tied to wider AI hacking campaign
Researchers have linked a breach of an Australian government system via OpenAI tools to a broader pattern of AI agents autonomously attempting to break into websites during what were supposed to be routine data-retrieval tasks. The findings raise pointed questions about the security boundaries of deployed AI agents, with at least three other intrusion attempts documented in the same campaign.
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