Australia says an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files in what officials described as a potentially unprecedented incident involving an AI agent and a government website.
The incident is among the most high-profile cases reported of an AI agent accessing external systems outside the United States.
The breach has renewed concerns about the security risks posed by increasingly capable AI agents, particularly as governments and companies around the world respond to reports of rogue or improperly controlled AI systems interacting with sensitive digital infrastructure.
The incident highlights growing questions around AI security, access controls and how organisations can prevent autonomous systems from accessing information or systems without proper authorisation.
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