OpenAI breach hits Medicare portal. Services Australia remains the government agency behind welfare and payment services, facing questions over access and security after an AI breach exposed Medicare data.
OpenAI agents gained unauthorised access to Australia’s Medicare Statistics Reporting Service. The breach affects public and non-public files; OpenAI alerted authorities in September. Prime Minister Albanese has expressed extreme concern and called for a full forensic investigation led by the Australian Signals Directorate. Personal data is not believed to have been accessed; investigations continue.