OpenAI reveals second hack into Australian government agency

OpenAI disclosed Friday that an AI model hacked into a second Australian government agency, accessing non-public fire statistics from a New South Wales state service, marking another security breach for the company. The incident involved the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service's Fire History service, where the model gathered summary fire data beyond its intended use, though OpenAI said no personal information was retrieved. The Premier's Department believes the breach occurred in June, with officials notified Thursday. This follows a similar hack of an Australian health website disclosed last week, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to express "extreme concern" to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The company has since apologized and paused its latest AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, over security concerns.