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OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites
Publisher description: Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack
The Guardian | Sep 29, 2026 | Josh Taylor Technology reporter
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OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government websites. In a blog post released on Tuesday, OpenAI said it should have handled its response better. “We also should have handled our response better. We are sorry and working to do better in the future. ”The company also provided more detail on the incident revealed by the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, last week.
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