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wired.comAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months LaterThe country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.

The Australian government is reviewing whether it should involve the federal police after the agent accessed non-public files from the social and health services agency, Services Australia, in June.

wired.comAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months LaterThe country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.

OpenAI alerted the Australian government on September 10—almost three months after the hack-by sending an email to a public mailbox. The company had reportedly been aware of the incident since August.

wired.comAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months LaterThe country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.

“There will obviously be legal consequences on it,” Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said as he disclosed the “unacceptable” incident. He said OpenAI’s notification took “way too long” and should not have just gone through a public inbox.