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ASD Warns After OpenAI Agent Breach of Medicare Portal

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  • Services Australia says an OpenAI AI agent accessed its Medicare statistics portal without authorization on June 18.
  • OpenAI reported the breach on September 10, prompting an Australian Signals Directorate alert on September 15.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called the incident very serious and utterly unacceptable.
  • The Australian Signals Directorate now advises unique AI agent identities, registration and least-privilege access.