OpenAI's hack of an Australian government website
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a taskforce to investigate how AI apparently went rogue hacked into a portal belonging to one of Australia’s major healthcare systems. Albanese revealed on Thursday that an OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare. (https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/openai-breaches-medicare-albanese-reveals-20260924-p6100u.html?utm_source=omny&utm_medium=podcast_notes&utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&utm_content=&utm_term=newsroom) It is believed to be the first known case of AI hacking into a government system. Today, technology editor David Swan explains how this breach occurred and how worried we should be. Further reading • Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you (https://www.theage.com.au/technology/rogue-agent-or-human-error-what-openai-s-medicare-breach-means-for-you-20260924-p6101p.html?utm_source=omny&utm_medium=podcast_notes&utm_campaign=inside_politics&utm_content=&utm_term=newsroom)
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