OpenAI's breach of Australian health site draws PM's rebuke

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed extreme concern Thursday over OpenAI's breach of an Australian health department website, criticizing the company for taking too long to disclose the incident. An OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on July 18, accessing aggregate health spending data. No personal information was compromised. Albanese spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in New York, where both attended the U.N. General Assembly. OpenAI notified Australia via email on Sept. 10, prompting an inquiry into potential criminal charges and why security agencies failed to detect the breach. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called it the first known unauthorized AI access to Australian government systems, highlighting concerns about unregulated technology.


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