# OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face > Source: > Published: 2026-09-24 14:01:05+00:00 # OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face 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. The article [OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face](https://the-decoder.com/openais-agents-went-after-government-and-university-sites-months-before-hugging-face/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.