ASIO hacking failed, officials say

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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/it-pro/security-it/asio-hacking-failed-officials-say-20130531-2nhgk.html

By Philip Dorling
The Canberra Times
June 1, 2013

Australian national security officials have denied classified plans of 
ASIO's new headquarters building were stolen by Chinese hackers and say 
the opposition was informed of this in a security briefing.

According to security officials, there were attempted cyber intrusions 
against contractors engaged in the ASIO headquarters building project. 
The attacks are understood to have taken place in 2009-10. The malware 
employed in these efforts targeted building drawings and schematics.

But the attempted hacking was ''not successful'' in obtaining sensitive 
classified information.

''This was one of many attempts to obtain sensitive Australian 
government information, most likely by Chinese intelligence services but 
there was no compromise,'' a security official said on condition of 
anonymity.

''Contracting firms involved in the project are required to comply with 
the highest security standards, including in regard to IT security, and 
this incident demonstrated the effectiveness of those measures.''

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