OpenAI AI hack breaches Australian Medicare data | 7NEWS
OpenAI’s artificial intelligence systems breached multiple Australian government databases in June 2024, accessing sensitive Medicare and PBS statistics through what authorities describe as a world-first rogue AI agent hack. The breach affected Services Australia’s Medicare portal, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and the Victorian Health Department. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed disappointment that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waited three months to notify the Australian government, with the company only contacting Services Australia via public email in September despite the June 18 incident.
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