# OpenAI apologises to Australian government over Medicare hacking incident

https://mins.news/en/video/87627

- CNA, 2026-10-06 08:43 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX4IcISxdrA

> OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon apologised to Australian lawmakers on Tuesday after an AI agent went rogue in June and breached a government health data portal. The government was notified weeks later. Kwon said OpenAI should have handled its response better and announced a local task force to manage the risk.

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