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Australia Confirms Sam Altman’s OpenAI Agent Breached Government Services

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI-developed agent gained unauthorized access to a Medicare statistics portal in June, reaching public and non-public files, and Australia has launched a national investigation. No patient records appear to have been accessed, according to Albanese.

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Australia Confirms Sam Altman’s OpenAI Agent Breached Government Services
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Australia has claimed an OpenAI-developed agent gained unauthorized access to a Medicare statistics portal in June, prompting a national investigation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the agent reached public and non-public files, though no patient records appear to have been accessed.

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