Aussie spies launch strikes on foreign hackers

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has revealed the operation led by the highly secretive Australian Signals Directorate had “protected hundreds of Australians and thousands more foreigners from organised and sophisticated foreign cyber criminals”.

“These cyber criminals have been targeting Australians through COVID-19 themed SMS phishing campaigns that are designed to trick Australians into downloading advanced criminal malware onto their mobile phones,” she said.
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