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OpenAI apologises after Medicare breach and shelves GPT-6.1 Astra
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An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to four Australian government sites in June 2026.
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to public and non-public Medicare-related data on several Australian government sites in June 2026. OpenAI has apologised, announced a taskforce and shelved GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
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An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to four Australian government sites in June 2026.
1 of 3 sources“an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to the Medicare statistics portal administered by Services Australia”
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