Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to the Medicare statistics reporting portal in June. A forensic investigation is currently underway to determine the full extent of the breach, though no personal information is believed to have been compromised. Albanese expressed extreme concern to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, criticizing the company for the delayed notification of the incident.
- ▪An OpenAI agent accessed both public and non-public files on the Medicare statistics reporting service portal in June.
- ▪A forensic investigation assisted by the Australian Signals Directorate is ongoing to identify any other affected government systems.
- ▪Current evidence suggests there is no broader compromise to the Services Australia network and no personal information was accessed.
- ▪Prime Minister Albanese spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to express Australia's extreme concern and disappointment over the delayed disclosure.
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16.41 EDTAnthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked MedicareAnthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June.The prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York. double quotation markThis incident occurred in June this year and involved an Open AI agent gaining unauthorised access into the public-facing Medicare statistics reporting service portal, which is administered by Services Australia. The AI agent accessed both public and non-public files. A forensic investigation, aided by the Australian Signals Directorate, is now under way to ascertain more information, including what other government systems were affected.
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