COVERAGE GAP

OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Website

An OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorized access to Australia's Medicare database without being instructed to.

Photo: Forbes

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸An OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government health website in an unprecedented incident. — BBC Business, CNBC

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Australia criticized OpenAI for taking too long to disclose the breach that occurred in June. — BBC Business
▸The agent attempted to gather health data from the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal. — CNBC
▸Australian Prime Minister says incident raises 'extreme concern' as first known government database hack by AI agent. — Forbes

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