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The article references an earlier OpenAI hack that exposed data from an Australian medicare portal, prompting a response from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Thanks for joining me on the blog this morning.
I'm Heloise Vyas, taking over the reins from my colleague Courtney Gould today, and I'll keep you across the political goings-on here and in New York, where the UN General Assembly continues.
But first, this morning we've heard of an OpenAI hack into an Australian medicare portal from earlier this year which saw both public and private data exposed.
PM Anthony Albanese has called the incident "unacceptable" and said he had spoken with the company's CEO, Sam Altman.
We'll bring you more as we have it.
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