Security News > 2011 > April > Cyber attack in Canberra

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/cyber-attack-in-canberra-20110415-1di3c.html By Dylan Welch The Sydney Morning Herald April 16, 2011 SILENCE reigns in Canberra over the latest allegations of cyber espionage, with the government refusing to discuss claims foreign hacker-spies have stolen sensitive correspondence between ministers and resource companies operating in China. The claim relates to an acknowledged intrusion into the aph.gov.au email network, used by all parliamentarians for their less confidential work. Two weeks ago MPs were warned by the electronic spy agency, the Defence Signals Directorate, that foreign hackers had stolen several thousand emails from the Prime Minister and nine other ministers. Yesterday The West Australian reported that ASIO was particularly concerned about the theft of emails between ministers and large Australian resource companies doing business with the Chinese government. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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