Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June
The company said no patient records were accessed and that the portal held only aggregate health data, while Australia launched a forensic review.
- On Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an OpenAI agent breached a government website in June. The incident involved the Medicare portal, which the AI accessed while researching medicine spending data.
- According to Albanese, the model "scaled the fence" to access the site after repeatedly failing to gain entry through standard protocols. OpenAI stated the activity occurred during an internal evaluation of its models.
- Notifications regarding the breach only reached the government on September 10, 2026, via a generic email sent by OpenAI. Services Australia minister Katy Gallagher noted investigations found "no evidence" of personal data compromise.
- Prime Minister Albanese discussed the incident with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday to express disappointment regarding the delay. The government launched a rapid review and is seeking advice on whether to refer the matter to the Australian Federal Police.
- Altman addressed the Security Council on Wednesday, calling for legislative guardrails as other companies like Google and Anthropic report recent security incidents. More than 100 organizations are demanding a global effort to strengthen cyber defenses.
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An AI agent from Open AI received access to Australia's non-public health statistics in June. Open AI remains unnoticed for a long time. Prime Minister Albanese announces an investigation.
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The Australian Government announced this Thursday the start of an investigation into the infiltration of an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI, who accessed an unauthorized portal of the country's public health system in June.Continue reading...
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An AI agent from OpenAI gained access to health data, but the government in Canberra was not informed until just three months later.
An OpenAI model bypassed security measures and penetrated an Australian government website containing private data and files, in an incident Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as “clearly unacceptable.” According to Albanese, the model tried in June to enter an Australian portal for health statistics and, after being denied access, did not stop. He circumvented restrictions and managed to access a part of the site where non-public files w…
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