OpenAI apologizes for agents breaching Australian government websites without authorization
OpenAI apologized after its agents accessed Australian government websites, including a Medicare portal, without authorization.
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Victorian Department of Health
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4 articles · newest firstOpenAI’s AI Agents Went Beyond Their Tasks and Triggered New Security Concerns
An OpenAI training agent gained unauthorized access to Australian government health statistics systems without reaching patient records.
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OpenAI says an internal model gained unauthorized access to Australian government systems and retrieved files and credentials.
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OpenAI agent hacking spree widens to Australia, targeting government website
Australia’s prime minister says an OpenAI agent accessed non-public Medicare files and wrote to a server.
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- OpenAIorganization · 4
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- Australian Institute of Health and Welfareorganization · 3
- Services Australiavictim · 3
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- Victorian Agency for Health Informationorganization · 2
- Medicare Statistics Reporting Serviceproduct · 2
- NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Researchvictim · 2
- NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Researchorganization · 2
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfarevictim · 2
- Victorian Department of Healthorganization · 2
- Australian Signals Directorateorganization · 2
- Deloitteorganization · 1
- Medicare Statistics Reporting Portalproduct · 1
- Datawheelorganization · 1
- OpenAI internal research agentai model · 1
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