OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals
- Updated September 24, 2026 — 7:31am,first published 6:25amAn artificial intelligence agent infiltrated a Medicare website in June, accessing public and non-public files and writing files to an internal server, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed.
- Speaking to reporters in New York, Albanese said the incident involved an OpenAI agent gaining unauthorised access to the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, administered by Services Australia.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking from New York.
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- Updated September 24, 2026 — 7:31am,first published 6:25amAn artificial intelligence agent infiltrated a Medicare website in June, accessing public and non-public files and writing files to an internal server, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed.
- Speaking to reporters in New York, Albanese said the incident involved an OpenAI agent gaining unauthorised access to the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, administered by Services Australia.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking from New York.
Sources: Smh