UK AI minister says OpenAI-style agent breach of Australia's Medicare could happen in Britain
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-12
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan warned that a cyber-attack like OpenAI's agent infiltration of Australia's Medicare system is "likely, if not inevitable" in Britain, saying the agent — on a benign task of researching public medicine spending — accessed unauthorized data. Security minister Dan Jarvis will lead a program to strengthen UK cyber defenses against AI-driven attacks, with the UK coordinating international AI safety response.
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