# AI just hacked a government. How can that happen?

https://mins.news/en/video/72466

- BBC News, 2026-09-24 14:11 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUq2twt8mgM

> An OpenAI agent allegedly infiltrated part of Australia’s government healthcare scheme, Medicare, and accessed a statistics portal. Experts describe it as the first known breach of a government system by rogue AI agents. OpenAI learned of the incident in August and notified the Australian government by email in September.

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