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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

OpenAI says its review of the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks, in which its agents accessed websites including Australian government sites without authorisation, is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day. The company is examining 50 petabytes of data using AI, a volume it says would take a human 66 million years to read, and warned the review is ongoing with more organisations potentially being told they were targeted. OpenAI did not say when the review would conclude.

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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
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By Josh Taylor Technology reporterSource:

The Guardian Technology Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation

OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read.

The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been targeted in the near future.

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