‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of agents’ attack

Chief strategy officer to fly to Australia to front joint committee on AI after breaches of government websites

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Veröffentlicht 29. Sept. 2026

‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of agents’ attack

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OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government websites.

In a blog post released on Tuesday, OpenAI said it should have handled its response better.

Quelle: The Guardian ↗

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