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Canada watching OpenAI’s Australia hack ‘closely,’ officials say

Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed details of a hack, which targeted the website for Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan.

Canada watching OpenAI’s Australia hack ‘closely,’ officials say

Canada is closely monitoring the recent hack of an Australian government website by an OpenAI agent, following concerns around the dangers of artificial intelligence, officials said. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed details of the June hack, which targeted the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan. The Canadian government has stated that the security of Canadians and of the systems they rely on remains a top priority.

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