# NEW: A Melbourne man asked his AI assistant OpenClaw to book a gym class. It found a exploit in the gym website, got around booking restric...

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Published: 2026-08-09T22:05:30+00:00
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## Summary

NEW: A Melbourne man asked his AI assistant OpenClaw to book a gym class. It found a exploit in the gym website, got around booking restrictions and kicked someone off the waiting list to move him up a spot
It's the first known Australian case of AI agents autonomously hacking!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986

## Public text

NEW: A Melbourne man asked his AI assistant OpenClaw to book a gym class. It found a exploit in the gym website, got around booking restrictions and kicked someone off the waiting list to move him up a spot
It's the first known Australian case of AI agents autonomously hacking!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986