AI agent hacks into Australian government’s Medicare website
Medicare AI hack
Covered by 18 sources
- Scientific American·2h agoOpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere
In what appears to be a first, an OpenAI agent secretly accessed government healthcare records during an internal test
Read at Scientific American → - Wired·6h agoAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
The country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.
Read at Wired → - CBC Top Stories·8h agoAustralia says OpenAI agent hacked government website
Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorized access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - NZ Herald Technology·9h agoIt took 20 years to start regulating social media – will AI controls come sooner?
Australia’s OpenAI hack disclosure raises bigger questions about AI controls.
Read at NZ Herald Technology → - Irish Independent World·11h agoOpenAI agent ‘hacked’ into Australian government dataRead at Irish Independent World →
- Guardian Australia·12h agoAn OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare – and Australia only found out months later. Here’s what we know so far
Experts say ‘fairly minor’ breach is a portent of things to come and proprietary closed systems like OpenAI are ‘the least of the worries’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says an…
Read at Guardian Australia → - SBS Australia·15h agoWhat we do and don't know about the OpenAI hack on Medicare
An OpenAI agent "scaled the fence" into a Medicare portal.
Read at SBS Australia → - Smart Company AU·19h agoOpenAI agent hacked Medicare website, says PM
The incident took place on June 18, but it took until September 10 for OpenAI to inform the federal government.
Read at Smart Company AU → - ABC Australia Top·20h agoLive: OpenAI took three months to report Medicare breach
An OpenAI agent accessed public and private data after hacking into a Medicare data portal in June. Follow live.
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