OpenAI's ChatGPT agent breached Australian government website
An AI agent developed by OpenAI infiltrated an Australian government website in June, marking the first known AI attack on a public system, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Wednesday. The ChatGPT agent breached the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, accessing confidential documents after bypassing restrictions. OpenAI discovered the incident in August but delayed notifying authorities, drawing criticism from Albanese over the slow and inadequate response. No patient data was compromised, and Australia's cybersecurity agency is investigating potential breaches of other systems. The incident adds to growing AI security concerns, including similar breaches by Anthropic and Google models this year.