Australia says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participates in a session on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026 [Ludovic Marin/AFP] By AFP , AP and Reuters Published On 24 Sep 2026 24 Sep 2026 Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed a security breach of a government website containing Australians’ health data by an “AI agent”, less than a day after signing a joint appeal for “urgent global guardrails” around artificial intelligence.

Albanese co-signed the “ A Call for Control of Frontier AI Models ” statement on Tuesday together with 21 signatories including Canada, Spain and Germany, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York.