Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI-developed artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare in June, and that he expressed "extreme concern" and "disappointment" to OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman that it had taken the company "way too long" to inform his government about the breach. Albanese, speaking at the UN summit in New York, said it appeared no personal information had been accessed, though investigations were ongoing.

Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman By Guardian staffSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Prime minister says he expressed ‘disappointment’ to chief executive it had taken the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach - Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/24/anthony-albanese-un-summit-labor-coalition-ukraine-ntwnfb - Get our breaking news email https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau sfl , free app https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3 or daily news podcast https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau sfl Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence agent developed by OpenAI https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai hacked Medicare in June. The prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York, saying it appeared no personal information had been accessed – though investigations were ongoing. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/24/anthony-albanese-says-openai-agent-hacked-medicare-extreme-concern-sam-altman Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.