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This posting is here to collect cyber security news in September 2026.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
What does it mean if AI hacks a government? Because that’s exactly what it’s done
Read more: https://trib.al/wvCAddX
Tomi Engdahl says:
One AI chatbot tried to blackmail an engineer to avoid being shut down. Here’s what experts are actually worried about
Read more: https://trib.al/ReGfvl8
Tomi Engdahl says:
AI agents, including OpenAI’s, tried to hack UNM’s digital library, Data USA, and an Australian government site in May and June using the urlquery.net service — Jack Cable*,2, Daniel Chiu*, Francisco Pernice*,3, Selena Zhang*,1, James Anthony1, Tetiana Bas4, Gary Shen4, Conrad Stosz1, Jacob Steinhardt1
Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net
https://transluce.org/agent-activity
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Age:
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to a public-facing Medicare portal in June, accessing public and non-public files — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI infiltrated …
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/openai-breaches-medicare-albanese-reveals-20260924-p6100u.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
New York Times:
OpenAI says its AI agents “took actions we did not intend” when they tried to hack government and university websites, and it is working with the organizations — In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/technology/openai-ai-breach-australia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DlE.2yAf.hUUS5mCftkOD&smid=url-share