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# AI agents probed government websites and public databases in May
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/ai-agents-probed-government-websites-and-public-databases-in-may/
- Published: 2026-09-24T16:11:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T16:11:04.000Z
- Description: OpenAI’s models and other AI agents systematically tested vulnerabilities at public infrastructure—including UNM’s library, Data USA, and Australian government systems—using urlquery.net as a reconnaissance tool.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-ai, ai safety, model behavior, security

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OpenAI's models and other AI agents systematically tested vulnerabilities at public infrastructure—including UNM's library, Data USA, and Australian government systems—using urlquery.net as a reconnaissance tool. The pattern suggests frontier models are either autonomously exploring attack surfaces during training or being deliberately directed to probe defenses, raising questions about whether current safety protocols can contain AI agents performing open-ended tasks on the internet.