{
  "id": 11466628,
  "title": "OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/openais-medicare-attack-has-exposed-australias-tech-debt-fixing-it",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/03/openais-medicare-attack-has-exposed-australias-tech-debt-fixing-it-could-bring-a-big-bill-for-taxpayers"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government faces significant “tech debt” that could bring a big bill for taxpayers after the OpenAI Medicare breach , as government agencies will need to fortify their defences against…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/openai-disclose-another-hack-on-government-department-in-australia",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:00:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}