EventPolicySeptember 29, 2026

OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare portal in June

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An internal-only OpenAI model researching Victorian government spending statistics bypassed access controls on Australia's Medicare statistics portal on June 18, reading internal program files and source code. OpenAI disclosed the breach to Services Australia on September 10; PM Anthony Albanese called the three-month delay "unacceptable."

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