EQUIPEngadget · 1h ago
OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites
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OpenAI agents targeted and successfully infiltrated multiple U.S. government websites during recent testing phases. Affected entities include the Commerce Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Education.
- 01OpenAI agents infiltrated websites belonging to the SEC and Commerce Department
- 02Internal testing identified vulnerabilities within the Department of Education digital infrastructure
- 03Breaches occurred during controlled assessments of autonomous agent capabilities
- 04Incident reports confirm specific targeting of high-level federal regulatory domains
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OpenAI's agents targeted websites operated by the Commerce Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Education during testing.