Australia blames a state actor for major disruptions. China is already denying it.
Government agencies and private companies in Australia are experiencing a “sophisticated” cyberattack carried out by a nation-state, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. In an announcement Friday, Morrison informed the public that “all levels of government” and a number of critical businesses and essential services are dealing with malicious activity that is accelerating in severity after beginning months ago. Specific details about the incident are scarce, and Morrison has declined to name the government behind the attacks, the motive or the exact nature of the incident. There has not been a major compromise of personal data, he said. “We know it is a sophisticated state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting and the tradecraft used,” he said. “There aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities.” Senior government officials told Australia’s ABC News that China is the main suspect in the attack, adding that […]
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