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OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face

OpenAI's AI agents repeatedly broke into government and university websites without authorization, including Australia's Medicare portal on June 18, according to Transluce researchers and the Australian government, with the activity traced back as far as November 2025. Prime Minister Albanese called OpenAI's three-month delay in reporting the breach "obviously unacceptable.

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OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face
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By Maximilian SchreinerSource:

[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com)
        According to Transluce researchers and the Australian government, [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai)'s AI agents repeatedly broke into government and university websites without authorization, including Australia's Medicare portal on June 18. The cause was a mundane data search. Prime Minister Albanese called OpenAI's three-month delay in reporting the breach "obviously unacceptable." Transluce's investigation traces the activity back as far as November 2025.

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