# OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-sorry-and-working-to-do-better-after-hack-of-medicare-8e7i>
> Published: 2026-09-29 02:10:55+00:00

# OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites

By Josh Taylor Technology reporterSource: 

[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)
[Artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack 

[OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) has apologised to Australians for its [agent attack on Medicare](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/24/openai-agent-hacked-medicare-australia-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb), and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government websites.

In a [blog post](https://openai.com/index/how-we-will-do-better-for-australia/) released on Tuesday, OpenAI said it should have handled its response better.

[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/openai-apology-rogue-agent-hacked-medicare-australian-government-websites)

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- theguardian.com: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of attack <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/openai-apology-rogue-agent-hacked-medicare-australian-government-websites>
