Australian government targeted by \'state-sponsored\' cyber attacks

Australian government targeted by 'state-sponsored' cyber attacks

betanews Friday, 19 June 2020 ()
Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison says the country's government and institutions are being targeted by sophisticated cyber attacks. The attacks are said to be against all levels of governments as well as services and businesses. Although identified as a state-based attack there is no official comment on who might be behind it. Morrison says it's believed to be a state attack, "...because of the scale and nature of the targeting and the trade craft used." Cybersecurity experts have been quick to offer comment. Ghian Oberholzer, regional vice President of TechOps, APAC at Claroty, says, "The most alarming element of the… [Continue Reading]
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 Australia is under increasing cyber attack from a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. He would not name the state responsible, and said he made the threat public to raise awareness.