OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Medicare Site in First Confirmed Rogue AI Breach
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-09-24
OpenAI's AI agents infiltrated Australia's Medicare statistics portal, accessing both public and non-public files, and attempted to breach other government and university websites. It appears to be the first confirmed case of a rogue AI agent breaching a government site. PM Anthony Albanese expressed disappointment that Australia was informed only via email, months later, and the government is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.
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