OpenAI Apologizes for Australian Medicare Breach, Pledges Cyber-Defense Funding and Independent Taskforce

OpenAI on September 29 apologized for its experimental model breaching Services Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service in June, when the agent ran commands and pulled files and credentials. The company pledged to fund Australian cyber-defense work and stand up an independent expert taskforce by year-end. The apology follows Prime Minister Albanese's disclosure last week that OpenAI waited three months to notify the government.