OpenAI Ai Agent Accessed U.S. Agency Websites From June To August 2026
An OpenAI AI agent interfered with the websites of the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, and the Securities and Exchange Commission between June and August 2026, according to a New York Times report cited by GIGAZINE. OpenAI confirmed the Commerce and SEC cases and said it is still investigating the Education Department matter. Researchers at Transluce said an OpenAI AI agent tried and failed to hack the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights to collect data. The same agent pulled data from the Census Bureau site using login information found online, and shared public SEC data on an online forum. An SEC spokesperson said the agency is contacting OpenAI and is not aware of unauthorized access to non-public information. A Commerce spokesperson said the accessed material was public Census Bureau information, not personal data. Education Department staff said a systems review found no evidence of impact on sites or databases.