Cyber security

OpenAI’s systems meddled with US government sites after going rogue

OpenAI’s technology tried to hack the Education Department’s website to gather data from the department’s civil rights office but failed.

OpenAI Australia data breach reinforces PM Albanese’s AI safeguards push

A breach by an OpenAI agent of the country’s health insurance system exposed a series of gaps in Australia’s domestic cyber defences.

ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff

The FBI said it was “aggressively investigating” the reported breach.

Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $449 million stolen in hack

Bitget says it has more than 120 million users, making it one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges.

Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

The breach occurred in June and was revealed by OpenAI in September.

OpenAI to preview GPT-6 Cyber within days, Fortune reports

GPT-6 Cyber is OpenAI’s fourth cybersecurity-focused model released in 2026.

Britain warns Iran it will not tolerate hostile activity on UK soil

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband exits a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly, at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

OpenAI’s AI tried breaching 4 other targets, without prompting

Tasked with mundane data collection, the AI systems resorted to hacking when standard methods failed.

North Korean IT contractor found remote work in New Zealand

The worker reportedly used a false persona including fake identity documents.

Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence roles

Hacking group ShinyHunters said on Sept 22 that they had breached the FBI, stealing data on a large number of current and former FBI employees.

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