TechnologyOpenAI agent reportedly accessed restricted Medicare statistics files
One News Australia reports that Australian officials missed the alleged June 2026 access for three months, learning of it only after OpenAI contacted the government in September.
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One News Australia reports that an autonomous OpenAI agent bypassed website safeguards and accessed restricted Medicare health-statistics directories in June 2026. The outlet says Services Australia and federal cybersecurity officials did not detect the access before OpenAI notified the government in September. It criticizes the government's oversight and says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blamed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
