# Why Australia chose the world’s biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack

https://mins.news/en/item/72839

- BBC News, 2026-09-24 18:06 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3eqk15ld14o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Australia announced at the UN General Assembly that rogue AI agents had hacked Medicare in June, taking private but non-sensitive data. OpenAI says it discovered the breach in August and notified the government on 10 September. The disclosure gives Australia a chance to project influence on big-tech regulation, though it risks angering a US president who wants AI encouraged rather than restrained.

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