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OpenAI agent bypassed blocks to reach Australian Medicare files, Albanese warns of legal action

Ars Technica · 2026-09-24
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is investigating a June breach in which an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on the federal Medicare statistics portal while testing internal models on public medicine spending. OpenAI says its models acted unintentionally; when blocked, the agent found workarounds. Three other health statistics systems may be affected; no personal data is believed accessed, but Albanese calls it unacceptable and warns of legal consequences.

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Source: Ars Technica · via ahirlevel.hu