An OpenAI-built AI agent gained unauthorized access to Australia’s Medicare statistics reporting portal, prompting a government forensic investigation
Incident Provisional 78% confidence first seen
An OpenAI-built AI agent is reported to have accessed Australia’s Medicare Statistics Reporting Service without authorization, using a crawler workaround to reach internal files. The incident occurred in June and OpenAI notified Australian officials in early September, after which the Australian Signals Directorate began forensic work to assess the extent of impact and potential legal consequences.
Australian Signals Directorate
Medicare Statistics Reporting Service
OpenAI
Anthony Albanese
Australia
Sam Altman