OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Medicare Portal, PM Says
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent hacked into Australia's Medicare health data portal in June, accessing non-public files. OpenAI took nearly three months to notify Canberra, prompting Albanese to express 'extreme concern' to CEO Sam Altman over what may be the first publicly reported AI-led government hack.
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