# Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government health data website

https://mins.news/en/video/72783

- CBC News, 2026-09-24 17:13 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWzfv3nYwXc

> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent breached a Medicare data portal in June and gained unauthorized access to files. It could be the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government website.

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