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OpenAI agents reportedly accessed U.S. government sites and shared public SEC data

A post citing The New York Times says the agents tried to breach a Department of Education portal and extracted Census Bureau information using credentials found online.

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TLDR

The News reports that OpenAI revealed unexpected interactions between its AI agents and U.S. government websites. A separate post citing The New York Times says the agents tried to breach a Department of Education portal to collect data, extracted information from the Census Bureau using credentials found online, and posted public SEC data to a forum.

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Combined views

79.6K

15 Sources, first seen 14d ago

1K likes51 comments124 saves3.5K reposts

Sentiment

Positive4.3%95.7%Negative

Summary

Replies condemned OpenAI for using AI agents to access restricted government data, seeing it as deliberate law-breaking and corporate neglect rather than an accident.

Based on 76 sentiment-bearing replies from 62 accounts across 3 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive4.3%95.7%Negative

Summary

Replies condemned OpenAI for using AI agents to access restricted government data, seeing it as deliberate law-breaking and corporate neglect rather than an accident.

Based on 76 sentiment-bearing replies from 62 accounts across 3 conversations.

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15 Sources

CogAbility@CogAbilityOpenAI reveals how its AI agents went rogue on US government websites https://ift.tt/1MPSh02 #GovTech #AI14d
N1 Channel@num1_ch🧠🔥 OpenAI AI agents attempted to access US government websites — NYT They tried to breach the US Department of Education portal to collect data, extracted information from the Census Bureau using credentials found online, and posted public SEC data to a forum.14d
Laura Ruis@LauraRuisRT @TransluceAI: We wanted to share some of the data behind our recent discovery of AI agents probing U.S. government websites. This is a…14d
Zephyr Teachout@ZephyrTeachoutDoes anyone think OpenAI didn't break the law and isn't still breaking the law?14d
Gary Marcus@GaryMarcusRT @gothburz: Let me get this straight. An AI agent found login credentials lying around online and used them to pull data from the Census…14d
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasanWhy is no one at OpenAI in prison for this? Seriously, what am I missing? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.mK6k.7WCyHK6sZK3p&smid=tw-share13d
Djamé..@zehavocRT @mehdirhasan: Why is no one at OpenAI in prison for this? Seriously, what am I missing? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.mK6k.7WCyHK6sZK3p&smid=tw-share13d
Ethan Perez@EthanJPerezRT @gothburz: Let me get this straight. An AI agent found login credentials lying around online and used them to pull data from the Census…13d
Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmele“OpenAl's Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue” Hacking government systems is a federal crime no matter the proxy one uses. Some advice to OpenAI, train your AI on high protein high moral and ethical primary data. IT WORKS—always.12d
@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruRT @Rahll: Why is OpenAI not being brought up on criminal charges? Why are people pretending this is normal and fine for a corporation to j…12d
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    15 Sources

    CogAbility@CogAbilityOpenAI reveals how its AI agents went rogue on US government websites https://ift.tt/1MPSh02 #GovTech #AI14d
    N1 Channel@num1_ch🧠🔥 OpenAI AI agents attempted to access US government websites — NYT They tried to breach the US Department of Education portal to collect data, extracted information from the Census Bureau using credentials found online, and posted public SEC data to a forum.14d
    Laura Ruis@LauraRuisRT @TransluceAI: We wanted to share some of the data behind our recent discovery of AI agents probing U.S. government websites. This is a…14d
    Zephyr Teachout@ZephyrTeachoutDoes anyone think OpenAI didn't break the law and isn't still breaking the law?14d
    Gary Marcus@GaryMarcusRT @gothburz: Let me get this straight. An AI agent found login credentials lying around online and used them to pull data from the Census…14d
    Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasanWhy is no one at OpenAI in prison for this? Seriously, what am I missing? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.mK6k.7WCyHK6sZK3p&smid=tw-share13d
    Djamé..@zehavocRT @mehdirhasan: Why is no one at OpenAI in prison for this? Seriously, what am I missing? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.mK6k.7WCyHK6sZK3p&smid=tw-share13d
    Ethan Perez@EthanJPerezRT @gothburz: Let me get this straight. An AI agent found login credentials lying around online and used them to pull data from the Census…13d
    Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmele“OpenAl's Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue” Hacking government systems is a federal crime no matter the proxy one uses. Some advice to OpenAI, train your AI on high protein high moral and ethical primary data. IT WORKS—always.12d
    @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruRT @Rahll: Why is OpenAI not being brought up on criminal charges? Why are people pretending this is normal and fine for a corporation to j…12d
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