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  "id": 10569295,
  "title": "Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/australias-legacy-systems-were-already-a-cyber-risk-ai-agents-are",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T00:05:39.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/29/ai-medicare-breach-artificial-intelligence-openai-legacy-systems-cybersecurity/"
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  "summary": "AI does not create vulnerabilities in ageing systems. But it may change how quickly, persistently and autonomously those vulnerabilities can be discovered and acted upon. The post Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes appeared first on Crikey .",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "When AI agents go rogue: Australia breach offers warning for countries like India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/when-ai-agents-go-rogue-australia-breach-offers-warning-for-countries-10206366",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:32:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "When AI agents go rogue: Australia breach offers warning for countries like India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/when-ai-agents-go-rogue-australia-breach-offers-warning-for-countries",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:40:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/australia-is-run-on-legacy-systems-that-ai-agents-can-easily-exploit",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:00:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Chalmers to reveal $6 billion budget boost ahead of interest rate decision; Cybersecurity experts say government blew OpenAI breach out of proportion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/australia-news-live-chalmers-to-reveal-6-billion-budget-boost-ahead-10286707",
        "published": "2026-09-27T20:45:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Chalmers to reveal $6 billion budget boost ahead of interest rate decision; Cybersecurity experts say government blew OpenAI breach out of proportion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/australia-news-live-chalmers-to-reveal-6-billion-budget-boost-ahead",
        "published": "2026-09-27T20:45:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/australias-legacy-systems-were-already-a-cyber-risk-ai-agents-are",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:18:26.000Z"
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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."
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