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OpenAI agent ‘hacked’ Australian Govt Medicare portal, PM Albanese calls it ‘unacceptable’: What happened?

The ‘infiltration’ is one of the highest-profile incidents of AI agents accessing external systems outside the United States, coming on top of several recent breaches globally by AI agents that have alarmed governments and companies, CNA reported.

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Timeline · 29 reports

  1. 2026-09-24 20:34 · Tom's Hardware
    OpenAI agent got into Australia's Medicare stats portal with 84-day notification delay
  2. 2026-09-24 17:01 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    OpenAI's agent hacked Australia's Medicare website—the latest rogue AI incident that the company didn't know about for months
  3. 2026-09-24 16:35 · CNET AI
    Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Hacked Into a Government Health Site
  4. 2026-09-24 16:01 · Ars Technica AI
    OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
  5. 2026-09-24 15:42 · BBC Technology
    Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
  6. 2026-09-24 14:53 · The Hill Technology
    Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Australian health department site
  7. 2026-09-24 13:41 · CBS News Technology
    Australia's prime minister slams OpenAI after its agent hacked government website
  8. 2026-09-24 13:32 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so
  9. 2026-09-24 12:06 · r/OpenAI
    An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website in June. The government only found out months later.
  10. 2026-09-24 10:46 · Wired AI
    An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
  11. 2026-09-24 09:44 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
  12. 2026-09-24 09:38 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
  13. 2026-09-24 09:20 · TechXplore AI & ML
    Australian PM says OpenAI hacked government health website
  14. 2026-09-24 08:26 · New Scientist AI
    OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
  15. 2026-09-24 08:26 · New Scientist Technology
    OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
  16. 2026-09-24 08:04 · Mashable AI
    An OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government
  17. 2026-09-24 07:58 · r/singularity
    OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so
  18. 2026-09-24 05:59 · r/agi
    "We must ban AI" - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
  19. 2026-09-24 05:17 · Euronews Next
    Albanese says OpenAI hacked government health website in 'obviously unacceptable' breach
  20. 2026-09-24 04:21 · r/OpenAI
    OpenAI agent hacks Australia's Medicare in world's first known AI breach of government body
  21. 2026-09-24 02:56 · The Conversation AI (US)
    An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible?
  22. 2026-09-24 01:42 · Mint AI
    OpenAI agent ‘hacked’ Australian Govt Medicare portal, PM Albanese calls it ‘unacceptable’: What happened?
  23. 2026-09-23 22:52 · r/OpenAI
    Rogue OpenAI agent hacked into Australia's Medicare in 'extremely concerning' breach
  24. 2026-09-23 22:13 · r/OpenAI
    Australian PM Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare in June
  25. 2026-09-23 22:07 · r/ChatGPT
    OpenAI hacked Australian Medicare portal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says
  26. 2026-09-23 21:57 · r/OpenAI
    OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says
  27. 2026-09-23 20:33 · r/agi
    AI hacked into Medicare site, Albanese says
  28. 2026-09-23 20:33 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    AI hacked into Medicare site, Albanese says
  29. 2026-09-23 20:33 · r/singularity
    AI hacked into Medicare site, Australian Prime Minister Albanese says

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