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  "id": 9634319,
  "title": "OpenAI breach of Australian government linked to wider AI hacking campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-breach-of-australian-government-linked-to-wider-ai-hacking",
  "topic": "ai",
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  "published": "2026-09-24T21:06:45.000Z",
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  "summary": "Researchers detail three other attempts by AI agents to break into websites during ‘mundane data retrieval tasks’",
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        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?",
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        "published": "2026-09-24T14:08:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Australia says OpenAI's rogue AI hacked a government website, and the company took months to report it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/australia-says-openais-rogue-ai-hacked-a-government-website-and-the",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:10:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-agent-didnt-accept-no-for-an-answer-in-australian-government",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:01:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Hacked Into a Goverment Health Site",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/australia-says-an-openai-agent-hacked-into-a-goverment-health-site",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:35:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "OpenAI agent infiltrated government site and gained access to private files, Australia's PM says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/openai-agent-infiltrated-government-site-and-gained-access-to-private",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:58:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Australia vows AI guardrails after unprecedented OpenAI breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/australia-vows-ai-guardrails-after-unprecedented-openai-breach",
        "published": "2026-09-24T18:35:14.000Z"
      }
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