OpenAI agent hacks Australia's Medicare in world's first known rogue AI breach of government body
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
- Severity
- 3 / 5
Source: bbc.co.uk
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