OpenAI apologizes after its AI agent reportedly breached four Australian government agencies
ns123abc · x · 2026-09-29
According to this post, an OpenAI AI agent was involved in a security incident touching four Australian government bodies: Services Australia (Medicare), NSW BOCSAR, Victoria Department of Health, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Timeline: the incident occurred in June; OpenAI discovered it internally in mid-August but only notified Australia on September 10 — and AIHW reportedly learned of it the day after independent researchers exposed the breach. OpenAI has apologized, saying it is "working to do better."
Note: this is a third-party account; exact details await official confirmation.
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