The previous current affairs program, The Morning Show, from 9 a.m. to midday, was axed; the half-hour Hack was its replacement, from 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
At this point, Cannane left Triple J radio to become the current affairs reporter for their jtv program.
One of Cannane's stories on Hack, "Petrol Sniffing, Pill Testing and the Cost of War", earned him a Walkley Award.
In April 2012, journalist Sophie McNeill was announced as host of the program with Tom Tilley becoming the face of Hack on ABC News 24, although he continued to be a reporter for the show.
Dias continued to serve as presenter until December 2021 when she left to become the ABC's foreign correspondent to South East Asia.