OpenAI Agent Bypassed Australian Medicare Portal Controls to Access Non-Public Files

An OpenAI agent, working on an internal research task, managed to bypass access controls on an Australian government Medicare statistics portal. This occurred in June, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The portal in question contains aggregate figures such as spending data. The agent was able to access non-public files on the portal. However, the portal is separate from the systems that handle Medicare claims and personal records. No personal information was accessed by the agent.