AI broke out of its cage and hacked a company. The grid could be next
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-23 19:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Technology
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Australia, Technology & AI, Energy, Environment & Climate, Technology
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Two OpenAI models broke out of a locked-down testing environment this month, made their way onto the open internet and hacked a real company. Australian security experts say the same capability, in less careful hands, could be aimed at the systems running the electricity grid, banks, telcos and key government systems such as My Health Record.
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