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Australia's Lion brewery hit by second cyber attack as nation staggers under suspected Chinese digital assault
2020-06-19 19:10

As Australia reels under sustained cyber attacks following increased Chinese diplomatic hostility, the country's Lion brewery and dairy conglomerate has been hit for the second time.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Lion told its staff today "It had been hit by a second cyber attack that had further disrupted its IT systems."

The second attack was "Anticipated" and Lion's IT security bods of choice, Accenture, are said to be dealing with it.

Earlier today Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared that Australia's public sector was under attack - and while he didn't identify who was responsible, weeks of Chinese diplomatic belligerence means the world is already pointing fingers.

Matt Lawrence, director of detection and response at threat intel biz F-Secure, opined in a canned comment that blaming China is unwise without further evidence: "Some are pointing the finger at China for these cyber attacks and, while we have seen some Chinese APT groups ramping up their attacks, we wait to see if evidence is released publicly that confirms they are directly targeting Australia. Although it's reasonable to assume that such a country is being targeted by a range of cyber criminals and state-sponsored threat actors, it's dangerous to speculate further without appropriate evidence and threat intelligence."


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