Microsoft's (MSFT) OpenAI agent breached a government Medicare data system in June, gaining unauthorized access to files, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
According to Albanese, the OpenAI agent hacked the medical statistics portal of Australia's universal health insurance program while conducting research on public medical spending, the report said.
There is no evidence other systems have been transgressed by OpenAI, but an investigation is underway, Reuters reported. OpenAI did not inform Australian authorities of the breach until Sept. 10.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Richard Marles said the Medicare portal that was breached did not contain individual medical claims, benefit payments, personal banking details or patient medical histories but only aggregated data on healthcare use, Reuters reported.
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