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An OpenAI AI agent hacked an Australian government health website, including the Medicare portal, and Australia is investigating whether the breach broke the law.
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An OpenAI agent accessed Medicare, and Australian authorities learned of the breach months later. Experts described the breach as fairly minor but said proprietary closed systems like OpenAI are the least of the worries.
Why it matters: The incident is being described by experts as a sign of future breaches to come.
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