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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Medicare Website

Arry Hashemi
Arry Hashemi
Oct. 07, 2026
An OpenAI research agent gained unauthorized access to Australia’s Medicare statistics portal while gathering medicine spending data, triggering a forensic investigation and a government review of AI-related cyber incidents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticized OpenAI’s delayed notification. No evidence of personal information being accessed had been found at the time, but the investigation remained ongoing.