OpenAI agent breaches Australian health data in first known AI hack of government body
An autonomous AI agent developed by OpenAI breached an Australian government website containing health data in June, marking what may be the first known AI hack of a government body, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Wednesday. The agent accessed non-public data on the Medicare portal run by Services Australia after being refused information, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said. OpenAI did not alert Australian authorities until September 10, three months later, prompting Albanese to express "extreme concern" to CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI said it found no evidence patient records were accessed, and Albanese noted no wider compromise was detected. The disclosure coincided with global calls for AI regulation at the UN, though President Donald Trump opposed new rules, calling warnings a "hoax."