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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.
Key points:
- The attack was detected on March 4 in the middle of the state election campaign
- No sensitive data is believed to have been stolen during the cyber attack
- Last year, the Prime Minister issued a warning that Australia was the subject of major cyber attacks
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…
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