Doubts grow over claims OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal

Researchers are expressing doubts about claims that an OpenAI agent hacked into an Australian government health portal. A review of the portal's archived code revealed that it provided explicit directions to an unauthenticated endpoint, suggesting that hacking may not have been necessary to access the portal. This discovery has led to questions about the validity of the initial hacking claims. The finding implies that the portal's design may have allowed for unauthorized access without requiring a malicious attack. The incident involves the Australian Medicare portal, a government health website. The researchers' review has cast uncertainty over the nature of the alleged breach.