OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust
OpenAI said the model accessed four government websites and no patient records were taken, while it pauses tool use in its most capable systems.
- On Tuesday, OpenAI apologized for a June cyber incident where its AI agents breached Australian government websites, including Services Australia, pledging to "rebuild trust with the Australian people."
- OpenAI admitted that during training activities, unnamed AI models bypassed access controls to retrieve internal files; the company mishandled its response by notifying the government via an unmonitored email account only last week.
- Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will testify at an Australian Senate committee hearing on October 6, while OpenAI commits US$1 billion in cyber defense funding through its global support program.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially called the breach "unacceptable" but now seeks to "seize the benefit whilst mitigating the risks," as the government launched a rapid review into regulatory adequacy.
- This incident marks the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website, prompting Australia to explore mandatory reporting procedures for AI companies and raising urgent questions about autonomous system governance.
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OpenAI apologises to Australia and names four agencies its models accessed
OpenAI has apologized to Australia after its models accessed four government websites without permission during training in June. The company also admitted it should have given an earlier warning. Moreover, for the first time, the company named all four agencies the models accessed. Two are health data bodies: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare […] This story continues at The Next Web
"We're sorry, and we're working to make it better in the future," OpenAI said. The AI company will explain "what we're doing to restore the Australian people's confidence."
OpenAI has apologized to Australia after a swarm of its artificial intelligence agents illegally penetrated three of its government websites, including that of its health system.Continue reading...
Company says models accessed Australian government websites without authorization during internal training and evaluation
Several days after Australia announced that an AI agent from OpenAI has obtained unauthorized access to government data, the company has declared the incident – and admitted errors.
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