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OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia
Publisher description: Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday
The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Henry Belot
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Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia. In June, an OpenAI agent hacked into a New South Wales state government department and accessed historical non-public data on bushfires without authorisation. The breach, which comes weeks after news of a similar hack on a federal government department involving Medicare data, was not reported by the US based company until Thursday. The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is now working with the state’s cyber security agency to investigate the breach.
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