OpenAI agent hacked Australia's Medicare site: What we know
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Wednesday that an OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June, targeting the Medicare public health insurance portal and accessing both public and non-public files. OpenAI confirmed it reviewed activity involving Australian government departments and found its models took unintended actions, notifying Australia on Sept. 10. Albanese spoke with CEO Sam Altman, expressed extreme concern, and formed a task force to review responses to AI-related cyber incidents. This marks the first known unauthorized AI agent access to Australian government IT systems. OpenAI and other firms have disclosed similar testing incidents, while Altman called for AI regulation at the United Nations, warning of losing control over the technology's rapid development.