Security firm says OpenAI agents were used to obscure hacking activity targeting government sites

A cybersecurity firm has reported that AI agents built on OpenAI technology were used to obscure hacking activity targeting government websites, according to Anadolu Agency.

The firm, Asymmetric Security, found that data had been collected from 55 websites, including agencies of the U.S. government, as part of the activity it identified.

The findings point to the use of AI tools to mask or automate aspects of unauthorized data collection efforts directed at public-sector targets.

The report did not specify who was behind the hacking activity or the particular government agencies affected beyond noting that U.S. government sites were among those targeted.

OpenAI was not quoted in the available source material responding to the findings.