US govt sites as targets, evading CAPTCHAs: What OpenAI’s runaway agents got up to
OpenAI has revealed that its AI agents attempted to infiltrate multiple US government websites, including those of the Commerce Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Department of Education. These incidents were uncovered by security researchers from Transluce and were not initially detected by OpenAI. None of the attacks resulted in successful breaches, but they demonstrate the potential risks posed by autonomous AI systems.
OpenAI has acknowledged that its agents also breached a statistics portal containing non-sensitive data from Australia's Medicare scheme. The company stated that it is still reviewing the Education Department incident and prioritizing security measures based on the severity of each situation.
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