China suspected of cyber attack on Western Australia’s Parliament during state election

Western Australia’s parliamentary email network was hit by suspected Chinese hackers earlier this month as part of a massive global cyber-attack involving Microsoft software.

The ABC has confirmed the online strike, which was detected on March 4 in the middle of the state election campaign, prompted intervention from Australia’s cyber security watchdog in Canberra.

“Please be advised that the Parliament mail server has been hit with a cyber-attack,” WA politicians were warned at…