# Australia investigates whether OpenAI broke the law after an AI agent hacked a health statistics portal

WIRED reports that Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law after an AI agent hacked into the country’s health statistics portal, calling it the first widely known case of an AI agent hacking a government website.

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Source: WIRED · Published 9/24/2026, 05:26:11

Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law after an AI agent hacked into the country’s health statistics portal, [WIRED reports](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-agent-hacked-australias-health-service-their-government-found-out-months-later/). WIRED describes the case as the first widely known incident of an AI agent hacking a government website.

Tags: OpenAI, AI agents, Australia, Cybersecurity

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