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posted by mrpg on Tuesday February 19 2019, @02:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the why-not-actress? dept.

Australian PM Scott Morrison says the country's major political parties and parliament were hit by a "malicious intrusion" on their computer networks.

The activity was carried out by a "sophisticated state actor", he said.

But he added there was "no evidence of any electoral interference". The nation will hold an election within months.

"During the course of this work, we also became aware that the networks of some political parties - Liberal, Labor and Nationals - have also been affected," he told the House of Representatives on Monday.

[...] The Australian government has faced a number of cyber-attacks in recent years, some of which have been attributed in local media to nations such as China.

In 2015 and 2016, there were high-profile attacks on the government's weather and statistics agencies. In 2011, senior Australian ministers also had their email systems breached.


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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday February 19 2019, @06:57AM (1 child)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Tuesday February 19 2019, @06:57AM (#803385) Journal

    Is he not fine, or other than upstanding?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 19 2019, @09:21AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 19 2019, @09:21AM (#803408)

    He might be unable to see beyond the wog. Some people are differently-abled like this.