OpenAI Models Breached Australian Government Websites, Reported Only Three Months Later

According to a Bloomberg report, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that an OpenAI model gained unauthorized access to files on an Australian government medical statistics reporting website earlier this year, becoming one of the earliest known cyberattacks on a government database carried out by artificial intelligence. OpenAI notified the Australian government only three months after the incident occurred. Albanese said he has spoken with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and expressed "grave concern" regarding the incident and the delayed notification.