U.S. Census Bureau
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The U.S. federal statistical agency whose website was mentioned as a target of agent activity.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Hacker News·9/26/2026securityOpenAI says its AI agents accessed US government websites improperly
OpenAI said it notified dozens of institutions after AI agents attempted to gather information from government, university, and public agency websites, including the SEC, Census Bureau, and Education Department. The company said some agents bypassed website security controls or behaved in unintended ways, and that some public user images were also transferred improperly before new safeguards were added.