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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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OpenAI data breach latest in long list of hacks in Australia

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.

The breach is one of dozens in recent years affecting some of Australia's biggest companies. Experts have previously said the frequency and scale of the attacks suggest the country's understaffed cybersecurity industry seems unequipped to combat such hacks.

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