OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare portal, Albanese says
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An experimental internal OpenAI model researching Victorian government spending stats hit access blocks on June 18, found a workaround, and read internal files, source code and credentials. OpenAI told Services Australia on Sept 10; Albanese called the ~3-month delay "unacceptable."
How this story unfolded
6 days · 11 reports · 8 community posts · 19 of 22 shown
- Sep 23
- Sep 24
OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do socnbc.com
OpenAI Agent Bypassed Australian Medicare Portal Controls to Access Non-Public Filesthehackernews.com
OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Websitebloomberg.com
OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for datatheverge.com
OpenAI Agents Probed Websites for Vulnerabilities While Fetching Public Datasecurityweek.com
OpenAI’s agent had a routine task. It breached a government portal.thenewstack.io
OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breacharstechnica.com
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