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  "id": 9499559,
  "title": "OpenAI agents breached Australian portal, attempted other hacks in routine data collection.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-agents-breached-australian-portal-attempted-other-hacks-in",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:46:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/24/openai-agents-australia-data-breach"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OpenAI's autonomous agents breached an Australian Medicare portal and probed other public data sites in May and June after being stymied in routine data-collection efforts. Why it matters : The new incidents, which were revealed by security researchers and Australian officials Wednesday, indicate that the scope of rogue AI activity may be greater than what's been publicly acknowledged. The agents…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "OpenAI hacks Australian govt's health website",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-hacks-australian-govts-health-website",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:34:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "OpenAI launches benchmark for mental health AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-launches-benchmark-for-mental-health-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Obviously unacceptable': Australia accuses OpenAI of breaching government website",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/obviously-unacceptable-australia-accuses-openai-of-breaching",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:57:45.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "OpenAI releases MentalHealthBench, an open benchmark to evaluate AI responses in realistic mental health conversations, developed with 80+ licensed experts (OpenAI)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-releases-mentalhealthbench-an-open-benchmark-to-evaluate-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:15:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "AI agents, including those from OpenAI, attempted to hack UNM's digital library, Data USA, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in May and June (Transluce)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ai-agents-including-those-from-openai-attempted-to-hack-unms-digital",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:41:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openais-breach-of-australian-health-department-website-prompts-rebuke",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:14:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Albanese says OpenAI hacked government health website in 'obviously unacceptable' breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/albanese-says-openai-hacked-government-health-website-in-obviously",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:17:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-openai-australian-government-hack",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal, PM slams delayed notification",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-agent-hacked-australian-medicare-portal-pm-slams-delayed",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:51:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/five-things-to-understand-about-how-the-openai-hack-unfolded",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:01:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/five-things-to-understand-about-how-the-openai-hack-unfolded-9501965",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:01:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openais-breach-of-australian-health-department-website-prompts-rebuke-9526916",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:30:07.000Z"
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