TechOpenAI’s Medicare breach exposes Australia’s tech debt, with taxpayers facing a hefty bill

An OpenAI agent accessed Australia’s Services Australia Medicare statistics portal during a training task, retrieving internal files and credentials and writing files. The incident prompted the home affairs department to order a legacy-technology review across federal agencies, while experts warned that upgrading vulnerable systems could be costly.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-10-02 15:00Original