Scott Morrison reveals Australia’s been targeted by a 'sophisticated, state-based' cyber attack, but won’t say who’s behind it

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today Australia was under a broad cyber attack from a 'state-based actor', but declined to name the culprit.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australian private and public sector organisations are being targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack by a foreign entity.

"We know it is a sophisticated, state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting and the tradecraft used," Mr Morrison said on Friday.He would not say which country was behind the attacks. Asked if it was China, Mr Morrison said:"The Australian government is not making any public attribution about these matters."We have not gone any further than that. I can't control what speculation others might engage in."

Mr Morrison said the investigations conducted so far have not revealed any large-scale personal data breaches.

 

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He also declined to provide any evidence or examples. Or timing. Or concrete steps anyone needs to take. Which makes it all total bs.

Gaslighting LiarFromTheShire

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says he believes the claims of hacking originate from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute ASPI_org which he says is funded by US arms companies and is making fictitious claims about China.

Pretty sure he is referring to the LNP

The communist to take revenge for AU stance in WHO n HK CCPVirus

Scotty is being used by Trump to start a trade war with China. Trump is desperate for a second term, he will pull the heavy guns. Our economy will be collateral damage. Scotty from Marketting is shit scared & dumb to show his Orange mentor the finger.

I call bullshit.

still no word from China?

There are plenty of states to choose from. Sounds all a bit John Le Carre spy stuff

He declined? Just a bit of tease from our burbling ad-man PM as he distracts & dismisses & degenerates our democracy. He's learnt to drop hints, stir the pot, & do a bit of fear mongering from his obese weasel mentor in the Whitest House.

No Need Fake News also won't say anything as they probably receive money from Chinese Companies or communities. The mad murderers that are part of the CCPChina are preparing a major action that could be a military confrontation. Note that China is escalating itself

No Australia and the stupid people in Government that run.things have no idea ..at all China has to get in favour with America ..So we suffer real easy ..Like food stop buying off Australia instead buy off America Same with Education study in the USA not Australia ..

Think of how many Chinese live here. The army within our boarders.

It's been going on for months ...and you deal with them ...stop complaining they Dont care What you think...

The C word perhaps?

Cause its all planned

Just another distraction ...... I would like to see an explanation for that disgusting behaviour in qt yesterday by the PM

Hello China... you jealous $&&$

Our stupid prime minister doesn't realise the Australian people like their politicians to be transparent.. just like about the mysterious $4 million tax payer dollars that was donated to a mystery party on the day before the 2019 election. Or the sports rorts scandal..

ScottMorrisonMP ScottyFromMarketing deflect, deflect deny, deflect, deny........ COWARD

We now know how ScottyFromMarketing is to follow up burying press releases on Friday night. A full on presser to release a cyber security scare for weekend news cycle. Distracting from the disaster tsunami: RoboDebt, bushfires, MDB, covid relief, childcare, University.

Morrison has more class, more SENSE than to name them. We KNOW how impetuous, nasty and threatening the tit-for-tat 'actor' is. Like a snake when cornered, but for no good reason. You dont rule the world CHINA, you WON'T rule the world CHINA!

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High time Gov't looked at a future with NO reliance on China for anything. I'm sick of really crap cheap 'landfill'products on our shelves anyway! ALL Govt's should boycott, sanction them to death until they get 'human'. Pressure pressure, more pressure. They suck the planet dry!

LiarfromtheShire much? Just more Gishgallop What's he really doing? Destroying Parliament and Democracy Over ruling the Speaker TheSpeakerOfTheHouse Scottyfrommarketing knows that the Press/Media will head down ANY blind alley All he has to do is point auspol Libspill

And the hard left in this thread automatically blame our 5 eyes ally, the USA. How stupid are these people?

Obviously China ChinaLiedPeopleDied ChineseVirus

Distraction

This weekend I’m calling a special family meeting. Only after the extended family has gathered will I share with them the importance of not just brushing regularly, but flossing too. I won’t be taking any questions.

Australia is under attack from the US, China, and itself. Morrison is, as usual, spinning out of control refer Bernard Keane at crikey_news Dear please do not uncritically accept any that lnp says auspol

This are serious charges and there are wide ramifications for making it public. Is China trying to test the command and control infrastructure of Australia in event of a full scale war? Is the Communist regime planning to invade Taiwan ? Is Xi Jinping expecting a coup within?

My guess is Tasmania

America. That's why Au gov declined to name.

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