OpenAI apologises after Medicare breach and shelves GPT-6.1 Astra
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.
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to four Australian government sites in June 2026.