Australia blasted OpenAI's 3-month delay in disclosing data breach, CEO Altman got the call

andersonbcdefg · x · 2026-09-24

A data breach involving OpenAI in Australia drew a sharp government response: a minister said he called CEO Sam Altman to express "extreme concern" and disappointment that the company took about three months to inform the government, calling the way it was disclosed unacceptable. Observers mocked OpenAI's claim that there is "no evidence any individual personal information had been accessed."

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