{"slug": "openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals", "title": "OpenAI breached Australian government site in June, PM Albanese reveals", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "An [OpenAI](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/openai/) agent hacked into a [Medicare](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/medicare/) website operated by the [Australian](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/australia/) government in June, three months before it was revealed for the first time by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.\n\nThe top Australian leader disclosed the security breach on Wednesday while speaking with reporters at the [U.N.](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/united-nations/) General Assembly in [New York City](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/new-york-city/).\n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4740152/openai-australia-government-hack-albanese/", "published_at": "2026-09-23 22:06:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-23 22:27:46.371276+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthony Albanese", "Medicare", "Australian government", "United Nations General Assembly"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-breached-australian-government-site-in-june-pm-albanese-reveals.jsonld"}}