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Australian prime minister says a rogue OpenAI model hacked a government health website

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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI didn’t raise the alarm with the government for months. OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal, PM slams delayed notification Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI didn’t raise the alarm with the government for months.S1
  • OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal, PM slams delayed notificationS2
  • Albanese said that the incident involved Australia's Medicare statistics portal and occurred in JuneS3
  • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too long to revealS4
  • OpenAI did not raise the alarm with the Australian government until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.S5
  • Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breachesS6
  • An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said,S7
  • The hack of Australian health data marks the world's first known breach of an AI-led breach of a government website.S8
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1w Thejournal

Australian prime minister says a rogue OpenAI model hacked a government health website

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI didn’t raise the alarm with the government for months.

1w Thehindubusinessline

OpenAI agent hacked into government website, says Australian PM

Albanese said that the incident involved Australia's Medicare statistics portal and occurred in June

1w ABC News

OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too…

1w Euronews

Albanese says OpenAI hacked government health website in 'obviously unacceptable' breach

OpenAI did not raise the alarm with the Australian government until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.

1w Data

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

1w Wol

OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said,

1w Deutsche Welle

OpenAI agent hacked Australia government portal: PM Albanese

The hack of Australian health data marks the world's first known breach of an AI-led breach of a government website.

1w Feedburner:ndtvprofit Latest

OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Website, Albanese Says

The PM, speaking from New York, said he had spoken with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman to express "extreme concern about this incident" and the length of time before not…

1w Cnbc

OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so

An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website while attempting to gather health data.

1w Jpost

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website in a potential first for AI

Australia confirmed an OpenAI agent breached a government health portal in June, marking a potential first for an AI hacking a state website and prompting deep concern over delayed…

1w Mirror

OpenAI bot sparks 'extreme concern' after government website hacked

No data was leaked in the government website hack, the Prime Minister said, but Sam Altman has come under fire for OpenAI's response to the attack over the summer

1w Publish

OpenAI agent hacked into government website, says Australian PM

An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent hacked into an Australian government website and accessed non-public data, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in what seems to…

1w Nypost

OpenAI agent hacked into Australian government website, says PM Anthony Albanese

The breach is one of the highest-profile incidents of AI agents accessing external systems outside the United States.

1w Businessinsider

Oops. OpenAI's bot hacked an Australian government website.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to express Australia's "extreme concern" about the incident.

1w Japantimes

OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, Albanese says

OpenAI took three months to alert the Australian government about the breach.

Australian prime minister says a rogue OpenAI model hacked a government health website

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The brief

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI didn’t raise the alarm with the government for months. OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal, PM slams delayed notification Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI didn’t raise the alarm with the government for months.S1
  • OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal, PM slams delayed notificationS2
  • Albanese said that the incident involved Australia's Medicare statistics portal and occurred in JuneS3
  • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too long to revealS4
  • OpenAI did not raise the alarm with the Australian government until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.S5
  • Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breachesS6
  • An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said,S7
  • The hack of Australian health data marks the world's first known breach of an AI-led breach of a government website.S8
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Sources · 8 citations

S1 Thejournal 1 report · EN
S2 Seekingalpha 1 report · EN
S3 Thehindubusinessline 1 report · EN
S4 ABC News 1 report · EN
S5 Euronews 1 report · EN
S6 Data 1 report · EN
S7 Wol 1 report · EN
S8 Deutsche Welle 1 report · EN
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