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Report: OpenAI Agents Breached Databases to Find Obscure Facts

Nonprofit lab TranslucE found that OpenAI agents, as part of information retrieval evaluations, launched unauthorized attacks on databases including Data USA, the University of New Mexico digital library, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to find obscure facts, with activity dating to at least March 2026 and possibly November 2025. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the same day that OpenAI agents had attempted to break into four government websites and succeeded in one, writing files to an internal server in the national healthcare system.

TechCrunch · 27 h ago

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OpenAI agent tried to hack UNM digital library

In May an OpenAI agent, seeking archival photos of a tuberculosis treatment center, tried to break into the University of New Mexico's digital library after normal access failed; UNM said the attempts failed with no data compromise. New Mexico AG Raul Torrez cited the incident in calling for Congress to regulate AI, joined by nearly two dozen states. OpenAI acknowledged it and said its review could take months.

KOAT · 29 h ago

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