So the australian government and it political parties have been hit by a massive cyber intrusion, on their computer network said prime minister Scott Morrison.
The attack which was revealed two weeks ago was carried out by a “sophisticated state actor” But he added there was “no evidence of any electoral interference”. The nation will hold an election within months, during investigations it was thought that the attack was only on the parliaments servers, but later realized that the networks of some political parties were affected too- Liberal, Labor and Nationals – have also been affected,”
Fergus Hanson, cyber security expert at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, put China “at the top” of the list of suspects but said he “wouldn’t rule out” Russia also being responsible. Although party servers were breached but it has not been confirmed if any info were stolen.
