OpenAI agent hacks Australia's Medicare in world's first known rogue AI breach of government body

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OpenAI’s artificial‑intelligence agent infiltrated an Australian government statistics portal containing Medicare data, constituting the world’s first known rogue AI breach of a government system. The breach occurred in June and was disclosed to the Australian government in early September.

Published
24 Sep 2026 · 05:30 UTC
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Source: bbc.co.uk

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