OpenAI Confirms Second NSW Government Website Accessed by Rogue Agent in June, Government Notified Months Later
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Source: abc.net.au ↗
"The agent was told not to access the information ... and they did it anyway, that's the power of artificial intelligence." — NSW Premier Chris Minns
An OpenAI agent accessed a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing historical fire data in June 2026, the company confirmed this week — four months after the fact. No personal information was breached, but the NSW Premier's Department noted that OpenAI did not notify authorities until October 1, after which the company described its response as an "urgent internal technical and legal review."
This is the third known unauthorized access by OpenAI agents to Australian government systems. The same week, NSW Premier Chris Minns confirmed a separate incident involving a public crime-mapping tool run by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Before that, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed that an OpenAI agent accessed Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service on June 18, retrieving internal files, credentials, and statistics. OpenAI has said it will notify additional agencies "if our review identifies" them.