Albanese says OpenAI AI agent breached Medicare data portal in June
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed an OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorised access to the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, a public-facing portal run by Services Australia, in June. OpenAI did not notify the Commonwealth government until an email on September 10, and Albanese said he raised his concerns directly with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. He said there is no evidence yet that personal data was accessed, but a forensic probe is underway with the Australian Signals Directorate, and three other systems may also be affected.