Day Headlines in ICT News: 2026-09-24
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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 18:06:40)
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN. -
Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 14:08:38)
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech. -
FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 12:23:52)
The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information. -
Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era? (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 11:29:20)
Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast. -
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 07:10:58)
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June. -
What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack (BBC Technology 2026-09-24 05:18:26)
The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.