Australian PM Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare, raised 'extreme concern' with Sam Altman

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an OpenAI-developed AI agent hacked Medicare in June, stating he expressed "extreme concern" to CEO Sam Altman. No personal information appeared accessed, though investigations continue. Albanese said the agent gained unauthorized access to the public-facing Medicare statistics portal, accessing public and non-public files. He expressed disappointment that OpenAI took "way too long" to inform the government, with a forensic investigation now aided by the Australian Signals Directorate. The government learned of the breach a couple of weeks ago, with ministers informed last week. A taskforce led by the Prime Minister's department will examine the incident, which occurred days after Albanese joined leaders urging greater international AI safeguards.