Breach Watch
Services Australia
Services Australia — Exploited vulnerability disclosed September 2026
- New incident
- Exploited vulnerability
- Independently corroborated
What this record states
Services Australia has reported a data breach through an exploited software vulnerability.
The source states that information about patients was involved, across 1 category of personal information.
No source consulted for this record states when the incident occurred.
People affected: 0, stated by the source.
Record overview
- Incident date
- Not confirmed
- Discovery date
- Not confirmed
- Disclosure date
- 24 September 2026
- Notification date
- Not confirmed
- People affected
- 0, stated by the source
- Who was affected
- patients
Each date is either established by a quoted source or explicitly not confirmed.
Affected people and data
Categories of affected data
- medical statistics
Notifications and response
Regulators notified
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Law enforcement notified
- Australian Signals Directorate
Legal and formal response
Not stated
Technical and organisational remediation
Not stated
Official sources
Corroborating report
Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast | Defence Ministers
Further official sources
Corroborating report
Australia news LIVE: Medicare AI hack revealed by OpenAI, Anthony Albanese; Harvey Weinstein sentenced to jail for 15 years; Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian says nation will not surrender to US
Corroborating report
OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says - ABC News
Corroborating report
OpenAI agent contacted four Australian government websites as Canberra launches security review - Australian Cyber Security Magazine
Corroborating report
Australia news LIVE: Medicare AI hack revealed by OpenAI, Anthony Albanese; Harvey Weinstein sentenced to jail for 15 years; Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian says nation will not surrender to US
Corroborating report
Federal politics: Taylor signals support for changing laws to charge OpenAI over hack — as it happened - ABC News
Corroborating report
AI agent hacking Medicare is just the tip of the iceberg of risks for women
Corroborating report
Acting PM Richard Marles says AI incident very serious but impact is minor — as it happened - ABC News
Corroborating report
Government considers legal action against OpenAI but Opposition says it is missing the point | 7NEWS
Corroborating report
Anthony Albanese says he only learned about AI hack while in New York, days after frontbencher Katy Gallagher | The Nightly
Corroborating report
Medicare AI breach tests how cyber wordings define unauthorised access | Insurance Business
Corroborating report
'Ethical' hacker who faced prosecution doubts OpenAI will face consequences over Medicare breach - ABC News
