Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June
- 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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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 […]
Australia's government says OpenAI's tech slipped past digital gatekeepers at its national health insurance site and didn't exit even when blocked. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday disclosed that OpenAI agents probing Medicare spending data in June worked around access limits and reached sections of a statistics portal that weren't...
The AI giant took three months to notify the Australian government, which has opened an urgent investigation into the incident.
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