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OpenAI breached Australian government site in June, PM Albanese reveals

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed on Wednesday that an OpenAI agent breached a Medicare website operated by the Australian government in June, three months before the incident was first revealed. Albanese made the disclosure while speaking with reporters at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

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OpenAI breached Australian government site in June, PM Albanese reveals
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An OpenAI agent hacked into a Medicare website operated by the Australian government in June, three months before it was revealed for the first time by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The top Australian leader disclosed the security breach on Wednesday while speaking with reporters at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

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