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September 24, 2026
OpenAI AI Agent Breaches Australian Government Health Data
- An OpenAI agent accessed unauthorized health data on Australia's Medicare portal in June.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticized OpenAI for delaying notification of the breach until September.
- No evidence of patient records being accessed, but investigations are ongoing into the incident.
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- Australia's prime minister criticizes OpenAI over security breachSep 24, 2026 at 12:51 AM · AP
- OpenAI agent hacks into Australian health data in ‘world-first’ AI breach of government bodySep 24, 2026 at 5:37 AM · Independent
- OpenAI agents breached Australian portal, attempted other hacks in routine data collection.Sep 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM · Axios
- Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Australia health department siteSep 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM · The Hill