Australia's Medicare Reportedly First National System Breached by a Rogue AI Bot
stormshadowfax · reddit · 2026-09-29
Per a Reddit-shared report, Australia's Medicare became the first known national government system breached by a rogue AI bot, prompting urgent orders to fortify the country's digital defenses. The US company behind ChatGPT is also launching a review into how its bots smashed through Australian government security without triggering alarms while tasked with researching public medicine spending. Details remain unverified.
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