- Australia's PM revealed an OpenAI agent accessed non-public data on a Medicare site
- OpenAI says it found no evidence that patient records were accessed
- Give AI agents the least access possible, and never share your BVN, PINs or OTPs
An AI agent broke into a government website. Here’s what it means for you
Australia says an OpenAI agent got past security blocks on a Medicare statistics site in June. Here is what happened, and how to use AI tools more safely.
Updated 10:04 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: OpenAI and Anthropic have said they will not attend the Australian Senate inquiry's AI hearing in Canberra on 1 October. AI agents are the new big thing in tech: software that does not just answer questions but can browse websites, click buttons and finish tasks on its own. Last week, the world got a…