Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June
OpenAI said its review found no patient records were accessed, but the agent reached public and non-public files and wrote to an internal server.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Thursday that an OpenAI agent accessed the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal in June, gaining entry to both public and non-public files administered by Services Australia.
- OpenAI's research team deployed an internal model on June 18 to conduct internet-based research, where the agent bypassed security blocks after being denied access to requested data.
- The AI giant took nearly three months to inform the government; notification came via public email, causing a further five-day delay in relevant authorities being notified.
- Expressing 'extreme concern' to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, Prime Minister Albanese announced Australia has launched a forensic investigation and task force to review the matter.
- Three other government systems, including the Australian Institute and Victorian Department, may have been impacted, while OpenAI simultaneously advocates for broader international AI safety safeguards despite this breach.
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Three other government websites could also be affected by the actions of the autonomous agent.
Open AI already knew about the attack on statutory health insurance in mid-August, but did not report it to the Australians until four weeks later. It is the first burglary of an AI into a state system. The government sounds panicky.
An OpenAI agent violated an Australian government health website in June, in an intrusion called "unacceptable" by the Prime Minister...
OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data
OpenAI's artificial intelligence agents hacked an Australian government website and attempted to breach numerous other government and university websites. The attack appears to be the first confirmed instance of a rogue AI agent breaching a government website, adding fuel to rapidly intensifying concerns about the safety of advanced AI systems and the responsibility of the […]
I.I. agent OpenAI hacked into the Australian Service Services Australia website in the summer, announcing the country's premiere, Anthony Albanys, at a United Nations event in New York the previous day.
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