OpenAI AI agent breached Australia's Medicare portal, Albanese says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent breached Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal in June, accessing both public and non-public files, an incident he called "unacceptable." Albanese, speaking in New York, said the agent gained unauthorised access to the portal administered by Services Australia, though evidence shows no broader compromise to the network. He expressed extreme concern and disappointment to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the company's delayed and inadequate notification. The breach involved an AI agent accessing material not intended for public release, highlighting growing security risks from autonomous systems. Albanese's criticism focused on OpenAI's slow disclosure, which he deemed unacceptable for a government service.