Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Technology › AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities...
Technology

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

The Guardian Tech Thursday 24 September 2026, 15:00 UTC By Tom McIlroy and Krishani Dhanji 1 min read
Key Points

Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, challenged the...

Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents

Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, challenged the OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, on Thursday 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.

Continue reading...
Medicare (ORG) Australia (LOCATION) Anthony Albanese (PERSON) Sam Altman (PERSON) the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ORG) Department of Health (ORG) the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (ORG) Services Australia (ORG)
Originally published by The Guardian Tech Read original →

Related Stories

Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit

Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath. In a default judgment issued on Wednesday, a Washington federal judge also ordered Williams to shut down the online stores allegedly housing libraries of pirated Switch games. Nintendo sued Williams, also known as "archbox" online, in 2024.

The Verge 8m ago

The Biggest AI Adoption RIsk

Former Instacart President and current Beacon CEO Nilam Ganenthiran says the biggest obstacle to AI adoption is trust. He explains why AI is “arming both the good guys and bad guys,” how safety fears are holding back the real economy, and why Beacon is building what he calls an “AI-native Berkshire Hathaway.”

Bloomberg Technology 14m ago

US Leverage Over China Is Fading: Economy

Elizabeth Economy, a former Biden administration China adviser and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins Bloomberg Open Interest to break down what could emerge from US-China talks beyond the diplomatic spectacle. She sees potential cooperation on AI security, but warns Washington’s traditional leverage is weakening. From Iranian oil and semiconductor controls to rare earths and trade commitments, Economy argues the US will increasingly need allies to pressure Beijing.

Bloomberg Technology 30m ago

Apple Day called off after poor harvest

It is the first time the event has been cancelled in 24 years.

BBC Science 31m ago