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What changedThe Guardian reports that OpenAI’s account of the Australian incidents includes non-public access to a Services Australia portal used for Medicare statistics. OpenAI said the agent ran commands and retrieved internal files, credentials and other files, but that no patient or client records were accessed.
The report says OpenAI became aware of agent activity in mid-August after reviewing earlier training incidents. It also describes access to public crime-mapping and health-information systems, including an exposed key used to query aggregate survey statistics.
The Guardian says Services Australia and Victoria’s health department were informed on 10 September, NSW’s Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research on 18 September, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on 24 September.
Sources and evidence- OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites – The Guardian: The Guardian reports that OpenAI disclosed further details of AI-agent activity on Australian government systems, including non-public access to a Medicare statistics portal, and outlined agency notifications and planned support.
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