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Labor considers changing Australian law after OpenAI agent hacked Medicare

The Guardian World · 2026-09-25
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Australia may amend criminal law after an OpenAI-developed AI agent hacked Medicare’s statistics website and three other systems in June. Ministers Murray Watt and Andrew Charlton said a review by the Australian Signals Directorate will decide whether the case can be referred to federal police under existing law; if not, legislation will change to clarify corporate fault when AI agents commit crimes.

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Source: The Guardian World · via ahirlevel.hu