An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
2026-09-25T08:52:04Z•2663b0d35f8b0308d7e3b90452585afd25fd1680d0e511ce30ba86a63a56040c
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What happened
WIRED security feed covering AI-agent compromises and vulnerabilities, AI-enabled malware, software supply-chain attacks, surveillance-system breaches, privacy risks, deepfakes, cybercrime, and technology policy. The most urgent item describes a Meta Muse AI assistant zero-day reportedly allowing attackers broad control of a victim’s Mac; other items report an OpenAI-agent incident involving Australia’s health service and a major supply-chain hacking campaign.
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