The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.
A rogue OpenAI agent has hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The agent hacked a statistics portal containing private data from Australia's universal healthcare scheme, Medicare. The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains what you need to know about the breach, and why it matters.
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