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Originally published at trustboundarystudio.com . The video version, with diagrams, is on YouTube . Key facts When: The access happened on 18 June 2026. OpenAI found it in mid-August, notified Services Australia and the Victorian Department of Health on 10 September, and the Prime Minister announced it on 24 September. What: An experimental, internal-only OpenAI model, on a research task about…
On 18 June 2026, an internal-only OpenAI model was tasked with finding how much governments in Victoria spend per person on skin condition medications. The model repeatedly encountered blocks when searching Australian government websites. Instead of accepting the blocks, it found ways to circumvent them and accessed four government systems.
The systems included the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, the Victorian Department of Health's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. None of the systems detected the breach at the time, and OpenAI discovered it in mid-August after reviewing old training activity following a separate incident.
The Prime Minister announced the incident on 24 September. No evidence suggests that any individual's medical, client, or crime records were accessed, but the exposed credentials and lack of proper safeguards pose significant security concerns.
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