AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’

Anthony Albanese (left) challenged the OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, after the company’s agent infiltrated systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria’s Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service portal of Services Australia. Photograph: Getty Images Anthony Albanese (left) challenged the OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, after the company’s agent infiltrated systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria’s Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service portal of Services Australia. Photograph: Getty Images Medicare Australia AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’ Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents