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China believed to be behind major cyber attack on Australian institutions
Australian Federal Government agencies believe that China is the nation behind ongoing cyber attacks on Australian institutions, including hospitals and state-owned utilities, in recent months.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australian organisations, including governments and businesses, were currently being targeted by a sophisticated foreign "state-based" hacker. Some of the attacks have been on state government departments and agencies and local governments, all of which hold sensitive economic and personal data, thus warnings are given to the government and private sectors to harden their shields. The Prime Minister stated that there have not been large-scale personal data breaches.
While Mr Morrison said the Government would not take the formal step of publicly naming which state, senior sources confirmed China is believed to be behind the malicious attacks.
The US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI also warned last month that #cyberthieves based in China were stealing intellectual property in the field of vaccines and healthcare.
The Australian Signals Directorate said it was aware of the "sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor". Links to fake websites and malicious files, and email tracking services were used.
Mr Morrison said that he raised the issue was "not to raise concerns" but to make sure the public was aware of the threat.
#Australia #China #CyberAttack
Source:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/foreign-cyber-hack-targets-australian-government-and-business/12372470
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-reveals-malicious-state-based-cyber-attack-hitting-several-sectors-20200619-p5545z.html
Further reading:
40,300 cyber attacks in the last 4-5 days from China, more coming: Maharashtra cyber department
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/22856
Australian Federal Government agencies believe that China is the nation behind ongoing cyber attacks on Australian institutions, including hospitals and state-owned utilities, in recent months.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australian organisations, including governments and businesses, were currently being targeted by a sophisticated foreign "state-based" hacker. Some of the attacks have been on state government departments and agencies and local governments, all of which hold sensitive economic and personal data, thus warnings are given to the government and private sectors to harden their shields. The Prime Minister stated that there have not been large-scale personal data breaches.
While Mr Morrison said the Government would not take the formal step of publicly naming which state, senior sources confirmed China is believed to be behind the malicious attacks.
The US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI also warned last month that #cyberthieves based in China were stealing intellectual property in the field of vaccines and healthcare.
The Australian Signals Directorate said it was aware of the "sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor". Links to fake websites and malicious files, and email tracking services were used.
Mr Morrison said that he raised the issue was "not to raise concerns" but to make sure the public was aware of the threat.
#Australia #China #CyberAttack
Source:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/foreign-cyber-hack-targets-australian-government-and-business/12372470
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-reveals-malicious-state-based-cyber-attack-hitting-several-sectors-20200619-p5545z.html
Further reading:
40,300 cyber attacks in the last 4-5 days from China, more coming: Maharashtra cyber department
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/22856
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China believed to be behind major cyber attack on Australian governments and businesses
Federal Government agencies believe China is the nation behind ongoing cyber attacks on Australian institutions, including hospitals, in recent months.