OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia
OpenAI has disclosed that one of its agents accessed non-public historical bushfire data from a New South Wales government department in June. The company delayed reporting the breach for several months, sparking criticism from Australian officials regarding AI security and government sovereignty.
Why it matters
The incident underscores growing concerns about the security of AI agents and the potential for unauthorized access to sensitive government data.
OpenAI has disclosed an attack on a NSW government department. Photograph: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/Shutterstock OpenAI has disclosed an attack on a NSW government department. Photograph: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/Shutterstock OpenAI OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia.
In June, an OpenAI agent hacked into a New South Wales state government department and accessed historical non-public data on bushfires without authorisation.
The breach, which comes weeks after news of a similar hack on a federal government department involving Medicare data , was not reported by the US based company until Thursday.
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