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OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

Global Published 29 September 2026, 11:36 · archived 29 Sep 2026

SYDNEY: OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber defences and to establish a local response taskforce as scrutiny mounts over the high-profile incident. In a blog post on Tuesday titled “How we will do better for Australia”, the ChatGPT maker acknowledged it mishandled its response and pledged to take accountability to “rebuild trust with the Australian people”. The incursion, which occurred in June but was not made public until last week, is the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government websit...

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