Australia Cyber Attack

Australia Cyber Attack. China is considered to be the chief suspect behind escalating cyber-attacks on Australia. Australian prime minister says widespread assault on political and private sector organisations has been going on for months but is increasing in frequency and scale.

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Cyber attack on australia: key points * This is a "malicious" attack on government and private sector computer networks. * No large-scale data breaches have been detected. Australian prime minister raises his concerns with Boris Johnson after wide range of organisations have been targeted. A sophisticated, state-sponsored cyber attack is targeting Australian government, business, education and political organisations, the prime minister has warned.

Australia never publicly identified that source of the attack and China denied it was responsible. "We know it is a sophisticated state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia views China as the chief suspect in a spate of cyber-attacks of increasing frequency in recent months, three sources familiar with the government's thinking told.

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Cyber security expert Joshua Kennedy-White tells the BBC there are four countries with the capability and intent to carry out a cyber attack on Australia. Australia has said it is the target of a cyberattack by an unnamed state actor [File: Issouf Sanogo/AFP -. A "sophisticated state-based actor" has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organizations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.